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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Patonce
1. describing a type of heraldic cross [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patonce
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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