Family Crest Silver Carving With Crown and T G Lettering
| Color | Heraldic Name | Symbolism |
|---|---|---|
| Gilded or Yellow | Or | Generosity and elevation of the mind |
| Silver or White | Argent | Peace and sincerity |
| Reddish | Gules | Warrior or martyr; Military strength and magnanimity |
| Blue | Azure | Truth and loyalty |
| Greenish | Vert | Hope, joy, and loyalty in dear |
| Black | Sable | Constancy or grief |
| Purple | Purpure | Purple majesty, sovereignty, and justice |
| Orange | Tawny or Tenne | Worthy ambition |
| Maroon | Sanguine or Murray | Patient in battle, and yet victorious |
| Fur | Heraldic Name | Coloring |
|---|---|---|
 | Ermine | White with black spots |
 | Ermines | Black with white spots |
 | Erminois | Gold with black spots |
 | Pean | Black with gold spots |
 | Vair | White and blue bell shapes |
| Element | Heraldic Name | Symbolism |
|---|---|---|
 | Nebuly | Clouds or air |
 | Wavy | Sea or water |
 | Engrailed | Globe or land |
 | Invected | Globe or land |
 | Indented | Fire |
 | Dancette | H2o |
 | Raguly | Difficulties that have been encountered |
 | Embattled | Walls of a fortress or boondocks (likewise, burn) |
| Element | Analogy | Significant |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Branch or Leaves |  | Eternal and affectionate remembrance |
| Acanthus Leaves |  | Admiration of the arts |
| Acorn |   | Antiquity and strength. |
| Agricultural Tools (See also Scythe and Sickle) |  | Labouring in the earth and depending upon providence |
| Alisaunder (Similar to Laurel) | Peace and/or triumph. | |
| Allerion (Mythical creature, similar to an eagle, but without beak or claws) |  | Strength of will and potency of mind |
| Ballast |  | Hope; religious steadfastness |
| Angelica |  | Inspiration |
| Angels | (Come across Sample Angels) | Dignity, glory, and award; missionary; bearer of joyful news |
| Annulet (finger ring) |   | Allegiance |
| Pismire |  | Great labour, wisdom, and providence in ane's affairs |
| Antelope (Heraldic: A mythical animal with the body of a stag, the tail of a unicorn, a tusk at the tip of the nose, tufts down the back of the neck, chest, and thighs ) |   | Harmony, political cunning, peace |
| Antlers |  | Forcefulness and fortitude |
| Anvil |   | Honour; emblem of the smith'south trade |
| Apple/ Apple tree Tree |   | Liberality, felicity, and peace; Perpetual concordance |
| Arm (or Hand) in Armour or Embowed |   | A person with qualities of leadership |
| Arm, Naked |   | An industrious person |
| Arrow or Sprint |  | Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cantankerous, represents an affliction |
| Aspen Leaves |  | Decision; overcoming fears and doubts |
| Ass |   | Patience and humility |
| Axe (Also Halbert, Halberd, Hatchet) |   | Execution of war machine duty |
| Azalea |  | Temperance, passion |
| Infant's Breath |  | Purity of heart, innocence, breath of the Holy Spirit |
| Baguette (jewel ring) |  | Fidelity |
| Banderole |  | Run across Banners |
| Banner | (See banderole) | Refer to special action in which bearer was captured, or a reward for valiant service |
| Bar, Barry, Barrulet |  | "One who sets the bar of conscience, religion, and honour against angry passions and evil temptations" acc. to Guillim |
| Barry Wavy |  | Troubles go on us in continuous do and reminders of providence (as waves in a tempest at body of water) |
| Bat | | Awareness of the powers of darkness and chaos. |
| Baton |  | Token of authority |
| Boxing Axe | (See Axe) | Execution of military duty |
| Bay Leaves |  | Poet or victor's laurel |
| Beacon (Likewise Lantern or Lighthouse) |  | One who is watchful, who gave the signal in time of danger |
| Bear | | Strength, cunning, ferocity in the protection of one's kindred |
| Beaver |   | Industry and perseverance |
| Bee |   | Efficient industry |
| Beech |  | Tolerance, knowledge of history |
| Bell |   | Power to disperse evil spirits; a hawk'due south bells denotes one who was non afraid of signalling his arroyo in peace or war |
| Bong Tower (or Clock Tower) |  | Integrity |
| Bend/Bendy | | Scarf or shield suspender of a knight commander; signifies defense or protection |
| Berries | Liberality, felicity, and peace | |
| Bezant/Byzantine Money (Besides Besant; Gold Roundle) |   | Worthy of trust of treasure. |
| Billet/Billettee |  | Bricks or letters (correspondence); ane who obtained credence, noesis, and faith in his words and deeds; one who is underground in one's affairs. |
| Birch |  | New ancestry; vision quest |
| Bird of Paradise |  | Freedom |
| Birdbolt | (Come across Pointer) | Pocket-sized arrow with blunt head. |
| Bishop'south Mitre |    | Authority |
| Black-Eyed Susan |  | Encouragement |
| Blasted |  | Tree without leaves, withered |
| Bluebonnet |  | Grace, forgiveness, mercy |
| Boar |   | Bravery; fights to the death |
| Boar's Caput |  | Hospitality |
| Bonacon | (See Bull) | Bull with horse'due south tail and short mane. |
| Bomb (Mortar Piece) |  | One who has dared the terror of such a weapon in boxing |
| Bones (Crossed Thighbones) |  | Mortality |
| Book | (Run across Sample Books and Bibles) | If open, manifestation; if closed, counsel |
| Border |  | Difference between relatives bearing the same arms; also an augmentation of an honour |
| Bourdon (See Pilgrim's Staff or Palmer's Stave) |  | See pilgrim'southward or palmer's staff -- knob at upper stop, point at bottom, hook near top |
| Bow |  | Readiness (for battle) |
| Bow and Arrow |  | State of war, power, power to hitting a target |
| Braced |  | Interlaced |
| Bracket |  | May be single or double; right angle-shaped support, every bit in a shelf back up |
| Bridge |  | Governor or magistrate |
| Broom Plant |   | Humility; Avidity |
| Buck (Run across Stag) |  | I who will non fight unless provoked; peace and harmony |
| Buckle |   | Victorious fidelity in authority |
| Buglass (regal quatrefoil) |  | Promise and joy. |
| Bull/Buffalo |     | Valour, bravery, generosity |
| Bull's Head |  | Valour, bravery, generosity |
| Balderdash'southward Horns | Force and fortitude | |
| Butterfly |  | Psyche or Soul |
| Cactus Blossom |  | Bravery and endurance |
| Cadences (Marks of Cadency) | See Marks of Cadency | Used to differentiate the heirs in a family. |
| Caduceus |  | Homeopathic medicine; medical profession; residue and the union of opposing forces |
| Calla Lily |  | Magnificent beauty; purity and guiltlessness |
| Caltrap (or Caltrop) A weapon fabricated up of two or more sharp nails or spines bundled in such a fashion that ane of them ever points up from a stable base. | | Considered the landmines of antiquity, useful to boring downwardly the advance of the enemy army and to forcefulness the enemy into certain paths and approaches, or to provide a passive defense as office of a defensive works organization. They were said to exist specially effective confronting the soft feet of camels. |
| Camel |    | Docility, patience, and perseverance |
| Cannon & Cannon Assurance |  | One who has dared the terror of such a weapon in boxing |
| Candle/Lamp |   | Calorie-free, life, and spirituality |
| Canton |  | As in a flag borne at the elevation corner of the shield; reward from the sovereign for performance of eminent service |
| Cap of Maintenance |  | Granted to British peers and Scottish feudal barons (see "Lid") |
| Carnation |  | Admiration; fascination, impulsiveness, capriciousness, joy, devotion |
| Carpenter's Square |  | Conforming 1's deportment to the laws of right and equity |
| Castle (Tower/Chateau) | See Sample Castles | Rubber; protection |
| Cat (Also Mutiny or Lynx) |      | Freedom, vigilance, forecast, and backbone |
| Cattails (Bulrushes) |  | Peace and prosperity |
| Catherine Cycle |  | 1 prepared to undergo great trials for the Christian faith |
| Centaur |   | Eminence in the field of boxing |
| Cerberus |  | Guardian; Past, present, and hereafter |
| Chains |  | Reward for adequate and weighty service; with crowns and collars, this suggests the bearer bore the chain of obligation or obliged others because of services done |
| Chamomile |  | Energy; action |
| Chapeau (See also "cap of maintenance") | | Granted to British peers and Scottish feudal barons |
| Chaplet (Floral) |  | Usually with green leaves and four roses: the crown of joy and admiration |
| Chequy |  | Constancy |
| Cherry Flower |  | Wealth and prosperity; Education; Feminine principle and honey; Transcience of life |
| Cherubs & Cherubim | (See Sample Angels) | Dignity, celebrity, and laurels; missionary; bearer of joyful news |
| Chess Rook |   | Strategic thinking |
| Chevron |  | Protection; Builders or others who have accomplished some work of faithful service |
| Chief |  | Meridian ane-3rd of the shield; signifies dominion and authority; often granted as a special reward for prudence and wisdom or successful command in war |
| Chimera (as described in the Iliad) |  | Impossible or difficult to believe |
| Chough (Cornish Crow) |  | Strategist in battle; watchful for friends |
| Chrysanthemum |  | Abundance, cheerfulness, optimism, truth, hope, rest, friendship |
| Church | (See Sample Churches) | Religion; organized religion; customs |
| Cinquefoils |   | Hope and joy |
| Civic Wreath (of oak leaves and acorns) |  | One who saved a beau citizen's life or shown patriotism in defense of one's native land |
| Clarion |  | Ready for state of war |
| Claw of a Bird | Note the preyer that has been preyed upon | |
| Clock Tower | (See Bell Tower) | Integrity |
| Clouds |  | Mystery, obscured truth |
| Cock (male person bird) |  | Courage and perseverance; hero; able man in politics |
| Cockatrice (small serpent) |   | Terror to all beholders |
| Column |   | Fortitude and constancy; with serpent coiled around it, wisdom with fortitude |
| Comet |  | Unknown |
| Community |     | Friendship, cooperation, community |
| Compass |   | Direction |
| Compony or Gobony |  | Constancy |
| Cornish Chough (crow, raven; See "chough") | Strategist in battle; watchful for friends; divine providence | |
| Cornucopia (horn of plenty) |  | The bounty of nature'south gifts |
| Cottice/Cotice (bendlet) |  | Scarf or shield suspender of a knight commander; signifies defense or protection |
| Coupeaux |  | (Hills - usually three) Unknown; may be purely an artistic device |
| Crane (Stork) |   | Close parental bail; Vigilance if belongings a rock |
| Cramp |  | |
| Crescent |  | 1 who has been honored by the sovereign; promise of greater glory (horns to the chief) |
| Cresset (Encounter "Beacon") | One who is watchful, who gave the signal in time of danger | |
| Crosier/shepherd'due south crook |  | The shepherd'south watchfulness; Christian faith; pastoral say-so; as well Episcopal jurisdiction and say-so |
| Cross | (See Examples of Crosses) | Faith; Christianity; Service in the Crusades |
| Cross (Celtic) | Unity of heaven and globe | |
| Cross (Constantine's; Labarum) | Skilful omen; Christ; Christianity | |
| Cross Crosslet | Signifies the fourfold mystery of the cantankerous | |
| Cross Crosslet Fitchee | A combination of cross and sword; unshakeable faith | |
| Cross Flory (Patoncee) | (cantankerous flowered at each end) 1 who has conquered | |
| Cross Formee (Pattee) | Military honor | |
| Cross (Maltese) | Blessings; badge of Knights Hospitalier | |
| Cross Moline | The mutual converse of human society (said to represent a millstone) | |
| Cross Raguly | Difficulties encountered | |
| Cantankerous Roucy | Faith | |
| Crossed thighbones (Run into Bones) | Bloodshed | |
| Crow (Encounter also "Chough") | Strategist in battle; watchful for friends; divine providence | |
| Crown or Coronet | (Meet Examples of Crowns) | Regal or seigniorial authority; prestige |
| Crown (Mural) | (Run into Examples of Crowns) | Defender of a fortress, token of borough laurels; one who commencement mounted the breach in the walls of a fortress |
| Crown (Naval) | (See Examples of Crowns) | One who commencement boarded an enemy's send; distinguished naval commander |
| Crown of thorns | (Meet Examples of Crowns) | Adversity |
| Cup (often covered) |   | Office of the king's butler |
| Cushions |  | Authorization |
| Cygnet (young swan) |  | Where gorged with a crown around its neck, signifies dignity |
| Cypress |  | Death and eternal life thereafter |
| Daffodil |  | Regard; Chivalry, sunshine, respect |
| Dagger or dart |  | Justice and war machine honor |
| Dahlia |  | Nobility, elegance, togetherness forever |
| Daisy |  | Gentleness and innocence |
| Dawle (black quatrefoil) | Run across "Quatrefoil" | Hope and joy |
| Decrescent |  | Ane who has been honored by the sovereign; hope of greater celebrity (crescent with horns to the sinister) |
| Deer (Run across also Stag/Hart/Buck) |  | One who will not fight unless provoked; peace and harmony |
| Dice |  | Constancy |
| Dill |  | Irresistible |
| Dog (See as well Talbot) |                | Backbone, vigilance, and loyalty |
| Dogwood |  | Honey and arduousness |
| Dolphin |   | Swiftness, diligence, salvation, clemency, and love |
| Dove |    | Loving continuance and peace; the Holy Spirit; with an olive branch in its beak, it signifies a straw of practiced tidings |
| Dragon | (Meet Examples of Dragons) | Valiant defender of treasure; valour and protection |
| Drops (Guttees) |  | 1 who has endured torrents of liquids, as in battle, depending upon the color of the liquid. Yellow: gold Blue: tears Dark-green: oil White: h2o Black: pitch or tar Red: blood |
| Drum |   | Ready for war |
| Duck (Also Teal) |   | Person of many resources |
| Eagle | (See Examples of Eagles) | Person of noble nature, strength, bravery, and alertness; or i who is high-spirited, ingenious, quick-witted, and judicious; "True magnanimity and strength of mind" acc. to Guillim. If wings "displayed," it signifies protection |
| Eagle with two heads | (Run into Examples of Eagles) | Conjoining of two forces |
| Edelweiss |  | Daring and noble courage; purity, immortality |
| Elephant |     | Great strength, wit, longevity, happiness, royalty, expert luck, and ambition |
| Elm |  | Dignity |
| Enfield |  | Mythical animate being said to have protected fallen chieftains' bodies for proper burial |
| Ermine Spot |  | Marker of nobility |
| Escallop (scallop vanquish) |  | Traveller to far places or victorious naval commander |
| Escarbuncle |  | Supremacy; brilliant gem |
| Escutcheon or minor shield, alone, with no charges |  | Defense |
| Escutcheon of Pretence (Small shield in center of master shield, as shown above.) | Claim of a prince to sovereignty; or marriage to an heiress of the family | |
| Estoile (star with half dozen wavy points) |  | Celestial goodness; noble person |
| Heart |    | Providence in regime |
| Falcon (Hawk) | (Encounter Examples of Falcons) | One who does not residue until objective achieved |
| Fasces |  | A parcel or rods tied together around an axe, with the blade projecting out; Symbol of a magistrate's authority and the judiciary. (It appears on the reverse side of the U.S. Liberty-head dime.) |
| Feathers |   | (ordinarily ostrich feathers) Sign of obedience and serenity |
| Fer de moline (See millrind) | Center of the millstone, by which information technology is turned | |
| Fern |  | Magic, fascination, confidence, shelter |
| Fess/Fesse |  | Armed services belt or girdle of award; represents readiness to serve the public |
| Fetterlock |  | Victory; 1 who has taken prisoners or rescued prisoners of war |
| Fife |  | Ready for state of war |
| Fig foliage |  | Peace and plenty |
| Finger, pointing | Direction; right route | |
| Fire/Burn-fighting |   | Zealousness |
| Fish |   | A true, generous mind; virtuous for himself, non because of his heritage; also unity with Christ, spiritual nourishment |
| Flag or Pennant |  | Refers to special action in which bearer was captured, or a reward for valiant service |
| Flanchi/flasque/flanches (As well flaunches) |  | Given by a king for virtue and learning |
| Fleece (lamb's) |   | Aboriginal honour from the chivalry gild of the Fleece of Gilt |
| Fleur-de-lis | (Run into Examples of Fleurs-de-lis) | Purity; light; floral badge of French republic; represents sixth son every bit mark of difference |
| Flint stone |  | Readiness for zealous service |
| Flowers (Encounter specific flowers) | Hope and joy | |
| Fountain |   | Usually a roundle, crossed with wavy bars of blueish and white; represents h2o, a leap |
| Fox |  | 1 who will use all that he/she may possess of wisdom and wit in his/her own defense |
| Fraises |  | Strawberries; usually refers to the cinquefoil |
| Fret (saltire through a mascle) |  | (Also, fretty or latticework) Persuasion |
| Fruit |  | Felicity and peace |
| Fusil (narrow lozenge) |  | Travel and labour |
| Fusil of Yarn (yarn with the spindle) |  | Negotiation |
| Galley |  | Come across Send |
| Gannet (duck without beak or legs) |  | 1 who has to subsist by virtue and merit |
| Garb (wheatsheaf) |   | The harvest of i's hopes has been secured |
| Garlic |  | Protection, strength and courage |
| Gauntlet |  | Armed for the performance of martial enterprise |
| Gavel |  | Justice; legal dominance |
| Jewel or Jewel |  | Supremacy |
| Geranium |  | True friendship |
| Gillyflower (tawney quatrefoil) |  | Hope and joy |
| Ginseng |  | Passion, prosperity, permanence, wellness |
| Earth |            | Worldliness; world travel |
| Goat |    | One who wins through politics rather than war |
| Gobony or Gobbony (Encounter Compony) | Constancy | |
| Goose |   | Resourcefulness |
| Gorged (effectually neck) |  | Loftier dignity |
| Grape leaves | Enough, freedom, rebirth | |
| Grapes |  | Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making and abundance |
| Grasshopper |  | Noble and domicile-bred |
| Grenade |  | One who has dared the terror of such a weapon in battle |
| Greyhound |  | Courage, vigilance, and loyalty |
| Griffin | Meet Examples of Griffins | (Caput, wings, and talons of an eagle with the torso of a king of beasts); Valour and death-defying bravery; vigilance; Guardian of treasure |
| Gyronny |  | Unity (half-dozen- or 8-function sectionalisation of the shield) |
| Hammer |    | Accolade; emblem of the smith's trade |
| Mitt |           | Pledge of faith, sincerity, and justice; ii right hands conjoined represent union and brotherhood |
| Hand, cerise |  | Marker of a baronet |
| Hare (see Rabbit) | Ane who enjoys a peaceable and retired life | |
| Harp |   | Well-composed person of tempered judgment; contemplation; mystical span between heaven and earth |
| Harpy (virgin's face up, cervix and breast with the body of a panthera leo) |  | Ferocity under provocation |
| Hart (male deer) - Run into Stag/Buck | Peace and harmony | |
| Hawk (Falcon) | (See Examples of Falcons/Hawks) | One who does non residual until objective accomplished |
| Hawks' lures: |  | One who is fond of the highest pursuits, such as hunting and falconry |
| Hazel branch or leaves |  | Hope and joy; Advice, reconciliation and peace |
| Head (Human being) |  | Honour; if the head of a "blackamoor" or Moor, refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades |
| Eye, Flaming |  | Intense, burning amore |
| Middle, Homo |    | Charity and sincerity |
| Hedgehog |  | "Provident provider" acc. to Sloane Evans |
| Heliotrope |  | Pleasure; Eternal honey & devotion |
| Helmet | (Run into Examples of Helmets) | When depicted on the shield, denotes wisdom and security in defense force; strength, protection, invulnerability |
| Hibiscus |  | Delicate beauty |
| Hind (female deer) |   | Peace and harmony |
| Holly |   | Truth; Foresight and defense |
| Horns | Strength and fortitude | |
| Horse (See also Seahorse) | See Sample Horses | Readiness for all employments for male monarch and land |
| Horseshoe |  | Adept luck and safeguard against evil spirits |
| Hourglass |   | Flight of time; mortality |
| Housemark |  (example) | Presumably adopted past the bearers as forms of unique identification of European homes |
| Huitfoil (double quatrefoil) |  | Mark of cadency for the 9th son |
| Man Head | | Honour (if the caput of a Blackamoor, it refers to deeds of prowess in the Crusades) |
| Humettee |  | Describes an element that does not touch on the sides of the shield |
| Hunting Horn |  | I who is addicted of the hunt, of high pursuits |
| Hyacinth |  | Games, Sports, Playfulness |
| Hydra (dragon with seven heads) |  | Conquest of a very powerful enemy |
| Ichthus (Greek for "Fish") |  | Belief in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior |
| Increscent/Increment |  | Ane who has been honored by the sovereign; promise of greater celebrity (crescent with horns to the dexter) |
| Inescutcheon (See "Escutcheon of Pretence") | ||
| Infinity Symbol |  | Infinity |
| Insignia - Marine Corps |  | |
| Insignia - Naval Academy |  | |
| Ivy Leaves |  | Strong and lasting friendship |
| Inkhorn or Inkwell |   | Art of writing and educated employment |
| Iris |  | Religion, wisdom, friendship, hope, valour |
| Jaguar |  | Power, ferosity, and valor; the ability to confront ane's fears. |
| Jasmine |  | Attachment |
| Jessamine (white quatrefoil) | Come across "Quatrefoil" | Hope and joy |
| Jessant de lis |  | With a fleur-de-lis shooting out, i.e., from the mouth of a leopard or lion; Represents dominion over France. |
| Keys |  | Guardianship and dominion |
| Knight (peculiarly on horseback) |   | The soul guiding the body; man'south journey through life |
| Labarum (Constantine's Cross) |  | Good omen; Christianity |
| Label |  | Indicates kickoff-born. Encounter Marks of Cadency |
| Ladder (Scaling Ladder) |  | One who was fearless in attacking; if against a belfry, be on guard against spiritual and corporeal enemies |
| Lamb or Ewe |   | Gentleness and patience under suffering |
| Lamb carrying staff or imprint with a cross (paschal lamb) |  | Faith; innocence, bravery, gentleness, purity, resolute spirit |
| Lamp/Lantern (Run into also "Candle") |    | Light, life, and spirituality |
| Lance or Javelin |  | The perfection of martial affairs; emblem of knightly service; devotion to honour |
| Laurel Leaves |   | Peace and/or triumph; success, renown, glory and victory |
| Lavender |  | Constancy and loyalty |
| Leg |  | Force, stability, and expedition |
| Lemur |  | |
| Leopard or Ounce |    | Valiant and hardy warrior who enterprises hazardous things by forcefulness and backbone |
| Leopard's head swallowing a fleur-de-lis (jessant) | | Represents the panthera leo of England swallowing the lily of French republic |
| Letter of the alphabet (i.e., A, B, C) |  | May stand for great battles or tournaments starting time with that letter of the alphabet |
| Level |  | Equity and upright action; virtuous person |
| Lightning Bolt |  | Swiftness and power |
| Lilac |  | Dazzler, pride, youth, innocence |
| Lily |  | Purity; see "Fleur-de-lis" |
| Linden branch or leaves |   | Life, vitality, energy, resurrection |
| Lion | (Encounter Sample Lions) | Brave courage |
| Lion, heraldic |  (See Sample Lions) | Bravery, force, ferocity, and valour |
| Lotus |   | Mystery and truth; perfection, purity |
| Lozenge or Lozengy |  | Honesty & Continuance |
| Lunel (Four crescent moons facing each other) |  | One who has been honored by the sovereign; hope of greater glory |
| Lupine |  | Imagination |
| Lure (hawk's) | | One who is fond of the highest pursuits, such as hunting and falconry |
| Lymphad (See also Ship) |  | See Ship |
| Lyre |  | Contemplation; tempered judgment |
| Man | Diverse meanings | |
| Magnolia |  | Nobility, perseverance, dear of nature |
| Maple foliage |  | Souvenir-giving; bestowing honor |
| Marigold |  | Devotion and piety; Excellent dazzler and sweetness |
| Martlet (footless eat) |  | Symbol of the quaternary son (mark of divergence); may signify 1 who has to subsist by virtue and merit, not inheritance |
| Mascle (hollowed out lozenge) |  | Persuasiveness |
| Masonic Square |  | |
| Mastiff |  | Backbone, vigilance, and loyalty |
| Matches |  | (Usually in a roll and fired) Possible reference to one who has dared the terror of such a weapon in boxing |
| Maunch (lady'southward sleeve) |  | "For my lady's sake" |
| Mermaid |  | Eloquence |
| Millpick |  | Miller's tool |
| Millrind (or millstone) |  | The mutual converse of human lodge; miller'due south tool |
| Mint |  | Virtue; Warm feelings |
| Mitre (Come across Bishop's Mitre for more than images) |  | Dominance |
| Mole |  | Unknown |
| Monkey |    | Unknown |
| Moon |    | Serene power over mundane actions |
| Moor/Saracen/Turk |  | Dates back to the Center Ages when it was considered an honor to accept a Moor'due south head |
| Moor fowl or Moor-cock |  | Association with the constabulary or the legal profession |
| Mortar Slice | Ane who has dared the terror of such a weapon in battle | |
| Morning time Glory |  | Affection |
| Mountain/Mound (See "Coupeaux") |  | (Rounded terrace at base of the shield) Unknown; may be purely an artistic device |
| Mulberries |  | Liberality, felicity, and peace |
| Mule |  | Often borne by abbots and abbesses who take pastoral jurisdiction, but not existent jurisdiction |
| Mullet (Star) |  | Divine quality from above; marker of third son |
| Musical Pipes |  | Festivity and rejoicing |
| Myrtle |  | Love, mirth and joy |
| Nettle Leaf |  | "Sting of death" to all foes; pride, vanity |
| Oak Garb or Sheaf |  | The harvest of one's hopes has been secured |
| Oak Tree, Leaves, Bush |  | Slap-up age and strength; Heroism and victory |
| Oak Tree/Bush with Acorns |  | Continuous growth and fertility |
| Olive Co-operative or Leaves |  | Peace and concordance; reconciliation |
| Orangish Bloom |  | Matrimony and fecundity; Virginity and innocence |
| Orchid |  | Magnificence |
| Orle | (instance with roses) | Circumvolve of something; Preservation or protection |
| Ostrich/Ostrich plumes |   | Willing obedience and serenity |
| Otter |   | One who lives life to the fullest |
| Owl | (See Examples of Owls) | One who is vigilant and of acute wit |
| Ox |  | Valour and generosity |
| Pale/Palet/Pallet/Paly |  | Armed services force |
| Palm Co-operative |  | Victory, justice, and royal honor; conquest, success and peace |
| Palm Tree |  | Righteousness and resurrection; victory; creative power and peace |
| Pansy |  | Thoughtful recollection |
| Panther |   | Tearing, but tender and loving to children and will defend her children with her life |
| Papal Headdress |  | Pope's Headdress |
| Parchment/Curl/Diploma |   | Possible reference to academic or scholarly achievement |
| Parrot |  | Unknown |
| Paschal Lamb | | Faith, innocence, bravery, gentleness, purity, resolute spirit |
| Passion Nails |  | Token of poignant suffering undergone by the bearer |
| Pavilion |  | Readiness for boxing |
| Peacock |  | Beauty, power, and knowledge |
| Peacock Feather |  | Dazzler, ability, and cognition |
| Pear |  | Felicity and peace |
| Pegasus | Come across Examples of Pegasus | Poetic genius and inspiration; messenger of God |
| Pelican |  | Cocky-sacrifice and charitable nature; When feeding her immature ("in her piety"), symbolizes the duties of a parent or parental love |
| Pen |  | Art of writing and educated employment |
| Pennon or Flag | | Refers to some special action in which information technology was captured or as a reward for gallant service |
| Peony |  | Healing |
| Periwinkle (bluish quatrefoil) | Run into "Quatrefoil" | Hope and joy |
| Petunia |  | Soothing presence |
| Pheasant |   | Person of many resource |
| Pheon (Spear-head) |  | Dexterity and nimble wit; readiness for battle |
| Phoenix |      | Symbol of resurrection |
| Squealer |  | Fertility |
| Thruway (Fish) (See also Spear) |  | A true, generous mind; virtuous for himself, non considering of his heritage; also unity with Christ, spiritual nourishment. |
| Pile |  | Represents large pieces of wood used in edifice bridges; engineering skills, builder; May represent a pennon or flag |
| Pilgrim's Stave/Staff Palmer's Stave/Staff | | The shepherd's watchfulness; Christian organized religion; pastoral authorization; also may refer to early pilgrimages to Jerusalem |
| Pillar (Run across Column) | Fortitude and constancy; with serpent coiled around it, wisdom with fortitude | |
| Pincers |  | Laurels; emblem of the smith's trade |
| Pino |  | Death and eternal life thereafter |
| Pine Cone |  | Life |
| Pineapple |  | |
| Pipes (Meet Musical Pipes) | Festivity and rejoicing | |
| Pitcher |  | Office of service |
| Plant |  | Hope and joy |
| Plow or Ploughshare |   | Labouring in the world and depending upon providence |
| Plume of feathers | | Sign of willing obedience and serenity of heed |
| Plummet |  | Disinterestedness and upright action; virtuous person |
| Poinsettia |  | Purity; Christmas |
| Pomegranate Fruit |  | Fertility and abundance; prosperity |
| Poplar foliage |  | Hope and joy |
| Poppy (sanguine quatrefoil) |  | Promise and joy; Imagination and dreaminess |
| Portcullis (Castle Gate) |  | Protection in an emergency |
| Primrose (Cowslip) |  | Innocence and youth; young love |
| Proboscides |  | Elephant trunks; usually represented in pairs; the elephant symbolizes longevity, force, royalty, dignity, patience, wisdom, happiness, and good luck |
| Pussy Willow |  | Maternity |
| Quatrefoil (Primrose) |  | Brings good tidings |
| Rabbit (Conie) |   | Ane who enjoys a peaceable and retired life |
| Rainbow |  | Good times after bad |
| Ram |    | Authorization |
| Raspberries |  | |
| Rat |  | Unknown |
| Ratch-hound (small hound) |  | Loyalty, courage, and vigilance |
| Raven |   | Divine providence |
| Ray or Rayonnee |  | Glory and spendour; fountain of life; intelligence and enlightenment |
| Rhinoceros |   | Ferocious when aroused |
| Rhododendron |  | Caution and wariness |
| Rock |  | Safety and protection; refuge |
| Rose |       | Marker of the seventh son; Hope and joy; run across also meanings for specific colors of roses |
| Rose, Red |  | Grace and beauty; Love and desire |
| Rose, White |  | Beloved and faith; Amuse and innnocence |
| Rose, Yellow |  | Infidelity and jealousy |
| Rosemary |  | Enduring love and remembrance; constancy, allegiance and loyalty |
| Roundles | | Gilded or yellowish: bezants or byzantine coins (worthy of trust or treasure) White: plate (generosity) Greenish: pomme (apple) Imperial: golpe (wounded) Bluish: hurt or wortleberry Blackness: pellet, ogress, or gunstone (cannon brawl) Crimson: torteau (communion wafer or manchet block) Tawney: orange (tennis ball) |
| Rye |  | |
| Sabre (See Sword) | Justice and/or military honour | |
| Saddle |    | Preparedness for agile service |
| Sage |  | Wisdom, long life, esteem |
| Salamander |  | Protection |
| Salmon (See Fish) |  | |
| Saltire |  | (St. Andrew's Cross) Resolution |
| Roughshod/Saracen |    | Believed to be related to service in the Crusades |
| Scales |  | Justice |
| Scallop Crush (See Escallop) | Run across "Escallop" | |
| Scroll (See Parchment or Diploma) | ||
| Sceptre |   | The emblem of justice |
| Scythe or Sickle |   | The promise of a fruitful harvest |
| Ocean Equus caballus/ Sea Dragon |    | Ability of the h2o |
| Seal/Sea lion |  | Dauntless courage at sea |
| Seaweed |  | Purity and leadership |
| Seraphim |  | (Angel with 3 pairs of wings) Dignity, glory, and award; missionary; bearer of joyful news |
| Ophidian/Snake/Lizard |      | Wisdom |
| Shacklebolt | | Victory; 1 who has taken prisoners or rescued prisoners of state of war |
| Shamrock |   | Perpetuity; floral device of Ireland; as well come across Trefoil. |
| Shield |  | When borne on the arms, represents the defender |
| Send |         | Ancient sea voyages |
| Transport, Dismasted |  | Disaster at sea |
| Shofar |   | Reminds usa of the admonitions of the prophets and their calls to repentance |
| Shutle (Weaver'southward Shuttle) |  | Reference to the bearer'due south profession; i.e., textiles |
| Skull |  | Bloodshed |
| Snail |  | Deliberation and perseverance |
| Snake (See Snake) | Wisdom (come across also Serpent) | |
| Snapdragon |  | Graciousness and forcefulness |
| Spear/Pike |    | Honourable warrior; valiant knight |
| Spear-head (See Pheon) | Dexterity and nimble wit; readiness for battle | |
| Sphere |   | Geographical or scientific reference |
| Sphinx |  | Omniscience and secrecy |
| Spider |  | Wisdom, labour, and prudence |
| Spur or Spur Rowel |   | Preparedness for active service; pressing onward |
| Square Symbols |  | Continuance |
| Squirrel |  | Lover of the forest |
| Stag (Too Reindeer) |    | One who volition non fight unless provoked; peace and harmony |
| Stag'southward Antlers | | Strength and fortitude |
| Star (estoile or mullet) |       | Angelic goodness; noble person; Excellence |
| Steel | Readiness for zealous service | |
| Stirrup |  | Preparedness for agile service |
| Stool |  | Hospitality |
| Stork |   | Filial duty; close parental bail; If holding a rock, symbolizes vigilance |
| Sun |     | Celebrity and splendour; fountain of life |
| Sunflower |  | Homage and devotion |
| Swallow |  | Ane who is prompt and ready in doing business; as well bringer of proficient news |
| Swan |  | Poetic harmony and learning, or lover thereof; lite, love, grace, sincerity, perfection |
| Sword/Dagger/Dart Sabre/Cutlass/Scimitar | | Justice and military honour |
| Tabular array |  | Hospitality |
| Tabor (snare drum) |  | Festivity and rejoicing; dangerous if aroused |
| Talbot (hunting dog) (Meet also Dog) |  | Courage, vigilance, and loyalty |
| Tent |  | Readiness for battle |
| Terrace |  | Unknown; May be purely an artistic device |
| Thistle |  | Defiance and surliness |
| Thorn Foliage |  | Irritation; nuisance |
| Thyme |  | Bravery, courage and forcefulness |
| Tiger |       | Fierceness and valour; resentment; dangerous if aroused |
| Tiger Lily |  | Wealth and pride |
| Torch |      | Life; zealousness; engaging in signal service; truth and intelligence |
| Tortoise |  | Invulnerability to assault |
| Tower |     | Condom and grandeur |
| Tree Trunk/Stump/Branch |   | New life sprouting from the old |
| Tree |        | Life and the mystical connectedness of the earth with sky and the underworld |
| Tree of Life (Knowledge) |  | |
| Trefoil or Shamrock (three-leaved grass) |  | Perpetuity |
| Tressure |  | Preservation or protection (prominent in the arms of Scotland) |
| Tressure Flory Counterflory |  | Signifies the close and longterm alliance betwixt France and Scotland |
| Trestle |  | Hospitality |
| Trident |   | Maritime dominion |
| Trumpet |  | Set for war |
| Tulip |  | Imagination and dreaminess; Fame and perfect love |
| Unicorn | See Sample Unicorns | Extreme backbone; virtue and strength |
| Vine |  | Strong and lasting friendship; Peace and enough; luck and strength |
| Violet |  | Modesty, virtue, affection, faithfulness, love |
| Vol (Gear up of Wings) | | Swiftness and protection |
| Vulture |  | Purification and motherhood; also, virginity (in Christianity) |
| Walnut Leaves |  | Hope and joy |
| H2o Lily |  | Eloquence and persuasion |
| H2o Bouget |  | I who carried water to an ground forces or a besieged place |
| Wheat-Ear |   | Faithful |
| Wheat Garb or Sheaf |  | The harvest of one's hopes has been secured |
| Wheel |  | Fortune; bike of life |
| Willow (Weeping) |  | Pliancy; Serenity & Friendship; Patience & Perseverence |
| Wings (See also "Vol") |   | Swiftness and protection |
| Wisteria |  | Welcome; playful spontaneity |
| Wolf |       | Reward from perseverance in long sieges and/or hard industry |
| Woodbine Leaves |  | Love that does not injure that which information technology clings to |
| Woman | | Various meanings |
| Wreath of laurel leaves (and berries) |    | Triumph |
| Wren |  | Freedom |
| Wyvern (Dragon with only ii legs and armed tail) |   | Valour and protection |
| Yew |  | Decease and eternal life thereafter; Faith & resurrection |
| Zinnia |  | Lasting affection, constancy, goodness, remembrance |
Source: https://www.fleurdelis.com/symbolism.htm
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