cross potence en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cross potent.
alt of cross potent
Chace, Gu. four crosses potence ar. two and two; on a canton az, a lion passant or.
1780, Joseph Edmondson, A Complete Body of Heraldry:Crest - A lion ramp. or, holding betw. his feet a cross potence gu.
1844, John Burke, Bernard Burke, Encyclopædia of Heraldry, Or General Armory of England, Scotland and Ireland:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crosses potence | Number=Plur | lexicographic |