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Webster 1913 Edition
Debruised
De-bruised′
,Adj.
[Cf. OF.
debruisier
to shatter, break. Cf. Bruise
.] (Her.)
Surmounted by an ordinary;
as, a lion is
. debruised
when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cutThe lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they where
debruised
in token of his illegitimate birth. Macaulay.
Definition 2024
debruised
debruised
English
Adjective
debruised (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Surmounted by an ordinary.
- A lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.
- Macaulay
- The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they were debruised in token of his illegitimate birth.