raise to the ermine

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raise to the ermine (third-person singular simple present raises to the ermine, present participle raising to the ermine, simple past and past participle raised to the ermine)

  1. (heraldry) Of a person, to increase in status by adding an ermine fur pattern to a coat of arms.
    Coordinate term: raise to the purple