patonce
/pəˈtɒns/adjective
postpositive
- Heraldry (of a cross) with limbs which broaden from the centre and end in three pointed lobes【纹章】（十字）横竖两臂有凹入的, 臂端呈三叉形的：
a cross patonce.
横竖两臂有凹入臂端呈三叉形的十字。
词源
mid 16th cent.: probably related to French potencé, a heraldic term denoting T-shaped endings to each limb of a cross, based on medieval Latin potentia 'crutch'.