ayrant

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English

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Etymology

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Related to Middle English aire, ayre, eyre (hawk's nest), -ant.

Adjective

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ayrant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, rare, of a bird) Nesting.
    • 1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry:
      Bygbery, [Devon,] az. an eagle, ayrant, or, armed gu.
    • 1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, pages 299–300:
      Az. an eagle ayrant or armed gu. BYGBERY, CO. Devon. [] Gu. an eagle ayrant or. BARDOLPH, Norfolk.
    • 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 215:
      Gules, an eagle ayrant or—BARDOLPH, Norfolk. / Azure, an eagle eyrant or, armed gules—BYGBERY, Devon. / Per pale or and argent, an eagle displayed perched on a ragged staff sable—PYNELL.

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