The handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., also, rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. etc. (1869)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 88
*, debruised by a Bend-sinisterermine. Particular attention must be paid to theHeraldic signification of the word over. Itmust never be taken to mean above, but upon. A portion only of an Animal may constitute a Charge, as:A Demi-lion rampant, which is the upper portion of aLion rampant couped, or… … Fig. 147.
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