A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry

ancient annulets applied Argent argent and azure Azure badge Barry bars base bearing bend sinister bendy bezants bird blazoned bordure borne canton castle charged chequy chevron between three chevron gules chevron sable chief azure chief gules coats of arms collar colour Company conjoined Cornwall coronet counterchanged crest crosier cross crosslet crown d'argent d'azur d'or dancetty device Devon dexter different tincture Earl embattled engrailed erect ermine escutcheon estoiles examples fesse fesse between three fesse gules fish flaunches fleur-de-lis fleurs-de-lis French heralds frequently fusils goules gueules gules gules between three Harl haurient heads couped heads erased heraldry humetty insignia King Knights lion passant lion rampant London lozenges martlets Monsire mullets naiant occurs ordinary Paly passant guardant proper Quarterly represented rolls of arms roses sable saltire Scotland shewn shield signifies Sire Johan sometimes surmounted sword tail temp term tincture tree trois volant wavy wings wreath