Medieval Glossary
Crescent
In heraldry, this is used both as a bearing or charge, and as a difference or mark of cadency. In the latter case, it designates the second son and those that descend from him.
Related term(s): Heraldry; Charge (Heraldry); Mark of Cadency; Ordinary; Escutcheon; Mullet
Category: Heraldry
Added: 07.04.06
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 341.
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