Definition of inescutcheon in English:

inescutcheon

noun ˌɪnɪˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌɪnɛˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n

Heraldry

A small shield placed within a larger one.
〔纹章〕盾中盾
Example sentencesExamples
- In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife.
- Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms.
- In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent.
- An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed.
- The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible.

Definition of inescutcheon in US English:

inescutcheon

nounˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n

Heraldry

A small shield placed within a larger one.
〔纹章〕盾中盾
Example sentencesExamples
- The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible.
- An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed.
- In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife.
- Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms.
- In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent.

单词	inescutcheon
释义	Definition of inescutcheon in English: inescutcheon noun ˌɪnɪˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌɪnɛˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n Heraldry A small shield placed within a larger one. 〔纹章〕盾中盾 Example sentencesExamples In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife. Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms. In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent. An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed. The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible. Definition of inescutcheon in US English: inescutcheon nounˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n Heraldry A small shield placed within a larger one. 〔纹章〕盾中盾 Example sentencesExamples The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible. An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed. In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife. Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms. In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent.
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