Definition of Patonce

1. a. Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.

Definition of Patonce

1. Adjective. (heraldry) Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; said of a cross. ¹

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Definition of Patonce

1. describing a type of heraldic cross [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patonce

patio chair
patio door
patio doors
patioed
patiolike
patios
patisserie
patisseries
patissier
patissiers
patka
patly
patness
patnesses
patois
patonce (current term)
patoot
patootie
patooties
patooty
patr-
patresfamilias
patress
patresses
patri-
patria potestas
patrial
patriality
patrials
patriarch

Literary usage of Patonce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Eston, [Southwark] or, on a cross patonce az. five martlets of the field ; on a chief ... ESTO и к KE, sa. a cross patonce ar. ESTOURE, ar. on a mount vert, ..."

2. The Silver Coins of England: Arranged and Described; with Remarks on British by Edward Hawkins, Robert Lloyd Kenyon (1887)
"Cross patonce, rev. plain cross. As last, but no cones in legend on either side. 31. ... Cross patonce. Cone on breast, three pellets each side of neck, ..."

3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Cross patonce is certainly an ancient term, as it occurs in the ... Sable, a cross patonce argent, pierced plain of the field, ..."

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