- CROSS PATENCE
- An early heraldic form of cross resembling a cross fleury with expanded arms – see
cross fleury (also the note below and cross potent)
Flag of Abingdon-on-Thames, UK
Please note that this is not to be confused with a cross potence/potent as referenced above.
- CROSS PATRIARCHAL
- A heraldic term for the cross of Lorraine – see cross of Lorraine.
Flag of Roeselare, Belgium
- CROSS PATTÉE (PATÉE, PATTY or PATY)
- The alternative heraldic terms for a cross that may or may not extend to the outer edges of a shield,
flag, canton or panel, whose arms are generally (but not exclusively) flat-ended but which are wider at
their outer ends than they are in the centre. These arms can be straight-sided or curved throughout their
length, or they can be straight-sided and parallel until being flared at their outer end – a cross
formée, formé or formy, a patée, patty or paty cross, a formée, formé or formy
cross, or an iron or Hanseatic, Hansa, cavalier or cavalier’s cross –
Maltese cross 2) and
rounded cross (also cross 2)
and Cross of the Order of the Knights of Christ).
House Flag of Christoph Lamprecht, Germany;
Flag of Oensingen, Switzerland;
Flag of Elbląg city, Poland
- CROSS PATTÉE FOURCHÉ
- In strict heraldic usage the correct term for a type of Maltese cross – see Maltese cross
2)
and cross fourché
with their following notes (also cross pattée).
Flag of Pontével, Portugal;
Flag of Portel, Portugal;
Flag of Reiden, Switzerland
- CROSS PATTÉE ROUNDED
- A heraldic term for a rounded cross – see rounded cross.
Flag of Outeiro Major, Portugal
- CROSS PATTÉE VOIDED
- 1) In heraldry see cross pattée and voided.
2) A term sometimes (incorrectly) applied to the cross on (for example) the air force roundel of Portugal
– see Cross of the Order of the Knights of Christ and
its following note a).
Flag of Cananéia, Brazil; Air Force Roundel of
Portugal showing a Cross of the Knights of Christ
- CROSS POMEL (POMÉE, POMMY, POMMETTY or POMMELLY)
- The alternative heraldic terms for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield,
flag, canton or panel, but whose arms finish in a roundel (see also cross 2),
pommeled and roundel 3))
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Flag of Lagoa, Portugal; Arms of
Santa Cruz, Portugal;
Flag of Vétroz, Switzerland
- CROSS POTENT (or POTENCE)
- The alternative heraldic terms for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield,
flag, canton or panel, but whose arms terminate in a transverse bar – a cross potence, or a crutch
or Teutonic Cross – but see the note below, and cross patence
with its following note (also cross 2),
cross-cantonée and potent 2)).
Flag of the Nationalist Party, Puerto Rico;
Flag of Wielka Nieszawka, Poland;
Flag of Russian Action
Pease note that this cross has been adopted by several neo-fascist groups
in Continental Europe as is (partly) illustrated above.
- CROSS POTENT CANTONÉE
- The heraldic term for a Jerusalem cross –
see cross potent
and cross-cantonée.
Flag of Niawier, The Netherlands
- CROSS POTENT REBATED
- The heraldic term for a swastika – see swastika (also
cross potent).
Flag of Hirosaki, Japan
- CROSS QUARTERED
- A translation of the Spanish term cruz cuartelada, and German "geviertes Kreuz",
sometimes used in place of their (English) heraldic equivalents – see cross counterchanged
and cross gyronny
(also cross counter-quartered 2)).
Flag of Bormujos, Spain; Flag of
Palomares del Río, Spain
- CROSS QUARTER-PIERCED
- In heraldry see equipollé and its following note.
Flag of Ħ'Attard, Malta
- CROSS RAGULY
- 1) See ragged cross
and raguly.
2) The heraldic term also used for an upright cross (as opposed to a saltire) whose arms have any number
of small regular projections set at an angle on both sides – see raguly.
Flag and Arms of Poshekhon-Volodarsk, Russia (fotw &
Wikipedia);
Flag of Gloucester, Canada
- CROSS RECERCELÉ
- In heraldry see cross moline.
Flag of Estinnes, Belgium
- CROSS TAU
- The heraldic term for a cross that may or may not extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but
in which the vertical arm does not extend above the horizontal thus creating a letter ‘T’ –
a Cross of St Anthony or St Anthony’s Cross, and in some Christian denominations, an advent cross
(see also acorn cross).
Flag of Trubschachen, Switzerland;
Flag of Lagoaça, Portugal;
Flag of St. Antönien-Ascharina, Switzerland
- CROSS THROUGHOUT
- A heraldic term that covers a standard cross – cross 1).
Flag of Chambéry, France
- CROSS TREFOIL (or TREFLEE)
- Alternate heraldic terms for a cross botonny – see cross botonny.
Flag of the Order
of St Maurice, Italy
- CROSS-VOIDED
- The heraldic term for a cross that may or may not reach the edges of a shield, banner of arms or flag and may be either closed or open-ended, but from which the centre is removed so that the field may be seen through it
– but see note b) below (also cross of athletics and voided).
House Flag of Law, Leslie & Co., c1912;
Flag of De Haan, Belgium;
Earlier Viking Flag of Vendée, France
Notes
a) Unless referring to a plain cross, this term is always accompanied by a further description, for example
"a cross pattée voided".
b) This term is sometimes (incorrectly) used to describe a Cross of the Order of the Knights of Christ
as illustrated below – see cross of the Order of the
Knights of Christ.
A banner of the Order of the Knights of Christ
- CROSSBOW
- The image of a medieval weapon used (particularly in Continental Europe) for both war and
hunting (see also halberd and
pavisade with its following note).
Flags of Oleyres, Immensee,
Hildisrieden, Switzerland
- CROSSED BRANCHES
- 1) Short lengths of (occasionally differing) foliage, sometimes with flowers/fruit etc.,
and sometimes without, which intersect at their lowest point.
2) A phrase occasionally used in place of the more precise terms "garland" and "wreath"
– see garland 2) and wreath 1).
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Flag of 1848, Hungary;
Arms of Pennsylvania, US;
Detail from the National Flag of Turkmenistan
- CROSSES OF CALVARY
- The term that should be used to describe three Latin crosses displayed in a staggered row – but
see cross of calvary (also Latin cross).
Banner of Sandberg, Germany
- CROSSLET
- The heraldic term used when two or more miniature crosses appear on the same coat of arms –
see cross crosslet and the notes below
(also coat of arms 2)).
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Official Flag and Arms of Galicia, Spain;
Flag of Bernes-sur-Oise, France
Notes
a) Although traditionally restricted to two crosses or more, in one 19th century source and in modern
heraldry, this term is often used to describe a single example, and:
b) Unless describing a plain cross, a further description is required, for example a crosslet patty as
illustrated above.
- CROSSTREE
- 1) In largely US usage, a yard if fitted to a flag mast ashore (see also
yard).
- 2) A cross bar attached near the top of an unstayed flagpole for the purpose
of providing additional halyards to the one reeved at the truck (see also
reeve,
yard and
stayed mast).
