A new dictionary of heraldry ... : and a concise account of the most noted orders of knighthood that are or have been, and of honours and dignities ecclesiastical, civil, or military .. (1725)
Coats, James. 4n · London : Printed for Jer. Batley · leaf 20
A. B A T E M E N T is anacxidentai Marieannex d to Coat-Armour, denoting fomeungentkmanlike^ difhonourable, or dif-loyal Demeanor, Qiiality, or Stain inthe Bearer, whereby the Dignity of theCoat-Armour is greatly abasd. Abatements doconfifl: in Diminution, or Reverfing : Diminutioriis a…
Heraldry · Orders of knighthood and chivalry
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