antique crown en · NOUN
Etymology
So called from being one of the oldest heraldic crown insignia.
Meanings
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Synonym of eastern crown.
The quartered arms of the See were usually arranged in an oval escucheon I. Gules, […] an eagle sable, crowned with an antique crown and supported by a trangle held in its claws, is brochant over the stem of the tree.
1894, John Woodward, A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry, page 298:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antique crowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |