Portate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Portate is an adjective meaning (heraldry, of a cross) Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
Meaning
(heraldry, of a cross) Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
Example Sentences
a cross portate
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crossboned, barry, pattee, debruised, ancred, torsed.
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