Citations:tricorporate
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English citations of tricorporate
- 1904, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory, London : T.C.; & E.C. Jack, page 127:
- Tricorporate lion. An instance of this curious creature occurs in the arms of Attewater, but I am not aware of any modern instance of its use. Lion rampant tricorporate. In this case three bodies are united in one head. Both this and the preceding variety are most unusual, but the tricorporate lion occurs in a coat of arms (temp. Car. II.) registered in Ulster's Office […]
- 1963, Julian Franklyn, Shield and Crest: An Account of the Art and Science of Heraldry:
- The former is described as bicorporate, the latter as tricorporate. Bicorporate lions may appear side by side affronté, or with bodies in the combatant attitude and the common head gardant; when, however, the lion is tricorporate, the […]
- 1985, John Philip Brooke-Little, An Heraldic Alphabet, Robson Books Limited:
- Tricorporate [:] Having three bodies radiating from one central head. A lion tricorporate is a known charge.