What does debased mean?
Debased means simple past and past participle of debase.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
simple past and past participle of debase.
8), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present.
58,) and also a new crest, viz. upon a wreath argent and vert, a demi-dragon erased gules P, gorged about the loins with a ducal coronet ... 59,) are an admirable specimen of the complex and debased heraldry of the day. 1515.
The badge itself is a remarkable medley of objects, and another good example of the debased heraldry of Tudor days. It represents a castle with the crowned hawthorn tree of the Tudors growing in the lower ward behind the principal[…]
DEBASED HERALDRY. Of debased heraldry there is no lack of examples, and a few are ancient. Thomas de Insula, bishop of Ely (1345-61), bore gules, three bezants, on each a crowned king, robed sable, doubled ermine, sustaining[…]
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Debased means simple past and past participle of debase.
Common synonyms include low, corrupt, vitiated, degraded.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
8), Azure, a thistle ensigned with an Imperial Crown, all proper; and its use is pretty frequent in the somewhat debased heraldry of the close of the last century and the beginning of the present.
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