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Definition of Brisure
1. n. Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction.
Definition of Brisure
1. Noun. Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from the general direction. ¹
2. Noun. (heraldry) A mark of cadency or difference. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brisure
1. a jutting part of a rampart [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brisure
Literary usage of Brisure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"brisure. In fortification, any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates from
the general direction. ..."
2. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward, George Burnett (1892)
"His descendants, by permission of LOUIS, Duke of SAVOY, turned this into the
legitimate brisure of a bend azure. BAVARIA. ..."
3. A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry by John Woodward (1894)
"ANDREWS (1509-1513), natural son of JAMES IV., bore on his seal the full Royal
Arms sans brisure supported by the Royal unicorns, and having the ..."
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