HERALDIC DICTIONARY - University of Notre Dame

...Abriscourt of Oxfordshire, England

ARMS:..Ermine, three bars humetty Gules (red).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Vert (green), three bars humetty Or (gold).

CREST:..A hare close among grass Proper (natural color).

...Abrol or Aboril of Worcestershire, England

ARMS:..Per pale Or (gold) and Gules (red), three roundels counterchanged.

CREST:..A lion's head vomiting flames Proper (natural color).

...Abroo

ARMS:..Or (gold), a cross engrailed per pale Gules (red) and Sable (black), a chief Ermine.

CREST:..A wolf's head erased Sable (black).

...Abry of co. Glamorgan, Wales

ARMS:..Azure (blue), a chevron between three griffins' heads erased Or (gold).

...Absall

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a cross Sable (black).

...Abyne

ARMS:..Ermine, on a cross Gules (red), five annulets Or (gold).

...Abys of Derbyshire, England

See ABBIS, Norfolk.

...Academy, Royal Irish

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a saltire Gules (red), charged with the imperial crown of England Proper (natural color).

CREST:..Out of a pointed or Irish crown Or (gold), an estoile of eight points Argent (silver), charged with a cross Gules (red).

SUPPORTERS:..On the dexter a female figure representing Liberty, holding in her right hand a wand, thereon a cap Gules (red), on the sinister a figure of Minerva, holding in her right hand a lance, and in the left a scroll.

MOTTO:..WE WILL ENDEAVOUR.

...Academy of the Muses

ARMS:..Argent (silver), two bars wavy Azure (blue), on a chief of the second (i.e., blue), a music book open Or (gold), between two swords in saltire of the first (i.e., silver), hilted and pommelled of the third )i.e., gold).

CREST:..A sagittarius in full speed Proper (natural color), shooting with a bow Or (gold), and arrow Argent (silver).

SUPPORTERS:..Dexter, a satyr, sinister, a merman with two tails, both Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..NIHIL INVITA MINERVA...(Nothing in spite of genuis).

...Acberts

ARMS:..Azure (blue), three fishes haurient two and one Argent (silver).

...Accotts of Ireland

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a cross quarter-pierced Azure (blue), twenty plates, five in each quarter.

...Aceles of Cornwall

ARMS:..Or (gold), four pallets Sable (black).

...Acguillum

ARMS:..Gules (red), three fleurs-de-lis Argent (silver).

CREST:..A dexter hand holding a holly-branch Proper (natural color).

...Achamber of Suggerton

ARMS:..Azure (blue), a key in pale, ward upwards, between two mullets of six points Or (gold).

...Achannay or Ahannay of Sorbie

NOTE:..An old family in Galloway, the name of which is now written HANNAY.

ARMS:..Argent (silver), three roebucks' heads couped Azure (blue), collared Or (gold), with a bell pendant to the collar Gules (red).

CREST:..Out of a crescent a cross crosslet fitchy Sable (black).

MOTTO:..PER ARDUA AD ALTA...(Through difficulties to heaven).

...Achard of Berkshire, England

ARMS:..Or (gold), a bend engrailed Sable (black).

...Achard of Berkshire, England

ARMS:..Gyronny of six Argent (silver) and Gules (red), a label of five points Azure (blue).

...Achard of co. Gloucester, England

ARMS:..Barry wavy of six Argent (silver) and Gules (red), a label of five points Azure (blue).

...Achard

ARMS:..Or (gold), a bend of five fusils Sable (black).

...Achart

ARMS:..Barry wavy of six Argent (silver) and Gules (red).

...Achas of Leicestershire, England

ARMS:..Sable (black), three fleurs-de-lis Argent (silver).

...Ache, Acche or Achey of Devonshire, England

ARMS:..Sable (black), two demi lions passant guardant in pale Or (gold).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Gules (red), two demi lions passant guardant in pale Or (gold).

...Achefield

ARMS:..Per chevron Argent (silver) and Sable (black), three leopards' faces counterchanged.

...Achefield

ARMS:..Per chevron Argent (silver) and Sable (black), in chief a label of three points Gules (red), in base three leopards' faces Or (gold).

...Acheley of London and Shropshire, England

See ATCHERLEY.

...Acheley

ARMS:..Gules (red), on a fess engrailed between three leopards' heads erased Or (gold), as many crosses crosslet fitchy Sable (black).

CREST:..A griffin's head erased Proper (natural color).

...Acheley

ARMS:..Per pale Gules (red) and Or (gold), a fleur-de-lis counterchanged.

...Acheney

ARMS:..Argent (silver), five lozenges in saltire between four of the lozenges Gules (red).

...Achelton

ARMS:..Gules (red), three falcons close Argent (silver), belled Or (gold).

...Acheson, Earl of Gosford

ARMS:..Argent (silver), an eagle displayed with two heads Sable (black), beaked and membered Or (gold), on a chief Vert (green), two mullets of the third (gold).

CREST:..A cock Gules (red), standing on a trumpet Or (gold).

SUPPORTERS:..Two leopards Proper (natural color), the sinister reguardant both collared and chained Or (gold).

MOTTO:..VIGILANTIBUS...(By the watchful).

...Acheson

See AITCHESON.

...Achmuty of that llk, Fifeshire, Scotland

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a broken spear bendways between two mullets Azure (blue).

......Achmuty or Auchmuty of Brianstown, co. Longford, Ireland

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a broken spear bendwise between two spur rowels of six points Azure (blue), pierced of the field (i.e., silver).

ANOTHER COAT:..Argent (silver), two spur rowels in chief pierced of the field (i.e., silver), and a spear's head in base Azure (blue).

CREST:..An arm embowed in armour holding a broken spear, the arm Proper (natural color), the lance Azure (blue).

MOTTO:..DUM SPIRO SPERO...(While I breathe, I hope).

...Achym of Pelynt, co. Cornwall, England

NOTE:...Monument in Bodmin church, 1639.

ARMS:..Argent (silver), semy of cinquefoils a maunch Gules (red).

CREST:..A lion sejant Or (gold), collared and lined Sable (black).

ANOTHER CREST:..A demi lion Argent (silver), holding a maunch Gules (red).

...Achym of Trenake, Pelynt, Cornwall, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a maunch within a bordure Sable (black), charged with eight cinquefoils of the field (i.e., silver).

CREST:..A crescent Or (gold).

...Ackelam

See ACLOME.

...Ackers of Lancashire, and The Heath, Leintwardine, co. Salop, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a bend Sable (black), three acorns Or (gold), husked Vert (green).

CREST:..A dove rising Proper (natural color), in the beak an acorn of the arms.

MOTTO:..LA LIBERTE...(Liberty).

...Ackers of Lancashire, and The Heath, Leintwardine, co. Salop, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a bend Sable (black), three acorns Or (gold), husked Vert (green).

CREST:..A dove rising Proper (natural color), in the beak an acorn of the arms.

MOTTO:..LA LIBERTE...(Liberty).

...Ackers of Prinknash Park, co. Gloucester, England

ARMS:..As of Lancashire.

...Ackers of Moreton Hall, co. Chester, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a bend Sable (black), three acorns Or (gold), husked Vert (green).

CREST:..A dove rising in the beak an olive branch Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..LE LIBERTE...(Liberty).

...Ackerson or Akers

ARMS:..Sable (black), a bend between three acorns Or (gold).

CREST:..A doric column Or (gold).

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a horse's head Sable (black), bridled Or (gold), issuing out of water in base Azure (blue), on a chief Gules (red), a cross of the first (i.e., silver).

CREST:..A horse's head, as in the arms.

...Ackhurst

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a bend Sable (black), three acorns Or (gold).

CREST:..A demi lion Argent (silver) holding in the dexter paw an acorn slipped Vert (green), fructed Or (gold).

...Ackles

See Acley.

ARMS:..Sable (black), a chevron between three garbs Or (gold).

...Acklow

ARMS:..Quarterly, indented Argent (silver) and Azure (blue).

...Ackroyd or Ackeroyd

ARMS:..Per saltire Or (gold) and Azure (blue), on a saltire between four fleurs-de-lis an annulet all counterchanged.

CREST:..A dog sleeping Proper (natural color).

.........Ackworth of Suffolk, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a griffin segreant.

ANOTHER ARMS:..Argent (silver), a griffin salient per fess Azure (blue) and Purpure (purple).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Argent (silver), a griffin salient per fess Sable (black) and Azure (blue), armed Or (gold).

CREST:..A griffin's head erased Proper (natural color).

...Ackworth

ARMS:..Ermine, on a chief indented Gules (red), three coronets Or (gold).

Acland of Colomb John, and Killerton, co. Devon, England - Baronet

ARMS:..Chequy Argent (silver) and Sable (black), a fess Gules (red).

CREST:..A man's hand couped at the wrist in a glove lying fesseways thereon a falcon perched all Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..INEBRANLABLE...(Unshaken).

NOTE:..Created a baronet on 3 October 1818.

ARMS:..As the last, borne quarterly with PALMER and FULLER.

...Acland of Devonshire, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a bend Or (gold), charged with three trefoils Vert (green), between a lion rampant in chief and three lozenges in base of the second (i.e., gold).

...Acle of Devonshire, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), two lions passant reguardant Or (gold).

CREST:..An annulet Or (gold), stoned Sable (black).

...Acley or Ackles

ARMS:..Or (gold), three pallets Azure (blue).

...Aclome of Moreby, co. York, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), a maunch Argent (silver), within an orle of cinquefoils of the last (i.e., silver).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Gules (red), a maunch Argent (silver), within an orle of cinquefoils Or (gold).

CREST:..A demi lion holding a maunch Argent (silver).

...Acock

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a fess between three fleurs-de-lis Gules (red).

CREST:..Out of a mural coronet a demi swan issuing Proper (natural color)..

...Acombe

NOTE:..Granted 1574, to JOHN ACOMBE, of Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

ARMS:..Ermine, three lions passant in fess Gules (red).

CREST:..A dexter arm in armour embowed Sable (black), garnished Or (gold), tied round with a ribbon Argent (silver) and Gules (red), in the hand a broken tilting spear.

...Acootes or Acotes

ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a cross quarterly pierced Azure (blue), twenty bezants placed by fives in saltire.

...Acotes of Ireland

ARMS:..Azure (blue), a cross voided between four cinquefoils Or (gold).

...Acotes of Caton Hall, co. York, England

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a cross Azure (blue), five cinquefoils Or (gold).

...Acottes

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a cross counterpierced Azure (blue), twenty bezants five at each end in saltire.

CREST:..A lion rampant Gules (red) supporting a standard Azure (blue) charged with a saltire Argent (silver).

...Acotts

ARMS:..Or (gold), on a cross pierced Azure (blue), four cinquefoils of the field (i.e., gold).

CREST:..Same as the last.

...Acotts

ARMS:..Or (gold), a cross pierced Azure (blue) bezantee.

...A'Court - Baron Heytesbury

ARMS:..Per fess Or (gold) and paly of six Erminois and Azure (blue), in chief an eagle displayed Sable (black), beaked and membered Gules (red), charged on the body with two chevronels Argent (silver).

CREST:..An eagle displayed Sable (black), charged with two chevronels Or (gold), beaked and legged Gules (red), holding in the beak a lily slipped Proper (natural color).

SUPPORTERS:..On either side an eagle, wings elevated Sable (black), each holding in the beak a lily slipped Proper (natural color).

MOTTO:..GRANDESCUNT AUCTA LABORE...(What is increased by labor grows great).

...A'Court

ARMS:..Per fess in chief Azure (blue), an eagle displayed Argent (silver), in base paly of six of the first (i.e., blue) and second (i.e., silver).

CREST:..A lion's head reguardant Gules (red).

...A'Court-Holmes - Baron Heytesbury

See HOLMES.

...Acre or D'Acre

ARMS:..Gules (red), three escallops Argent (silver).

...Acre of Westmorland, England

ARMS:..Gules (red), three fusils in fess Or (gold), and in chief as many escallops Argent (silver).

...Acre

ARMS:..Gules (red), three escallops between nine trefoils slipped, three, three, two and one Argent (silver).

...Acre

ARMS:..Gules (red), a fess fusily between three escallops Argent (silver).

...Acre

ARMS:..Gules (red), three lozenges Or (gold), in chief as many escallops Argent (silver).

...Acres

ARMS:..Gules (red), three trefoils slipped in fess Or (gold), between as many escallops Argent (silver).

...Acres of Northumberland, England

ARMS:..Argent (silver), a fess between six fleurs-de-lis Sable (black).

CREST:..An eagle displayed Proper (natural color) charged on the breast with a torteau Sable (black).

...Acres

ARMS:..Or (gold), a cross potent Gules (red).

......Acrit or Acre of Westmorland, England

ARMS:..Azure (blue), on a cross Or (gold), four escallops Gules (red).

ANOTHER ARMS:..Azure (blue), on a cross Argent (silver), four escallops Gules (red).

Transcribed by Esralin Casquejo Amadeo

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