Humet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Humet is a noun meaning (heraldry, rare) A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.
Meaning
(heraldry, rare) A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) Humetté, couped.
Example Sentences
Sa, three bars humet ar.
erm. three bars humets or.
[...] as Morgan in his Blazon of the Arms of Brabant, argent on a fesse humet gules, three leopards' heads or[…]
[...] who take their Name from Hameyde, one of the two and twenty Baronies of that Province; thus D'Or a trois Hameydes de Geules, that is, Or, three Humets Gules, or Bars couped;
Word Forms
- humets
- humette
Synonyms for humet
Depending on context, synonyms include humets.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fess, gemel, hamade, fillet, dance, billet.
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