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of hat or bonnet when tinctured of Union Flag, Union Jack - The flag
of Great Britain. It combines the
another colour than the crown.
cross of St. George, the cross of St.
mer - Refers to the Heraidic Andrew (saltire) and the cross of
St. Patrick (saltire).
Vger (q.v.1.
Tynes - The points of a stag's attires Urchin - Hedgehog (q.v.).
or antlers.
Urdé - A line of division which js
drawn similar to the way in which
the fur vair is depicted but without
u
its horizontal line.
Urinant - Diving. An expression to
Ulster, Badge of - Sometimes denote a fis11 palewise with Iiead
known as the bloody hand of Ulster. downward.
blazoned as argent a sinister hand
cooped at the wrist apaume gules.
Ulefer, King of Am - Originally
Ulster was the name given to the
King of Anns who supervised the
whole of Ireland and his position Vair - One of the furs used in
continued even after the formation Heraldry (q.v.).
of the Irish free state, until in 1943
when the Republic of Ireland set up Vairey - Sirnilar in shape to vair
ils own Chief Herald. From this but so named when tinctures orher
date the duties of Ulster King of
than argent and azure are em-
Arms, which were combined with ployed.
Norroy, were restricted, in so far as
Ireland was concerned, to the six Vert - The tincture green.
counties of UIster. Under the present
system he works in close contact Vested - Clothed.
with the CIiief Herald of Ireland
and each recognises grants of arms Virolies - The bands encircling the
made by the other.
bugle or hunting horn.
Undé - A deper forrn of wavy Viscoant - The fourth rank in the
when applied to a line of partition. British Peerage.
Unguled - An expression referring Viitations - Due to the difficulty of
to the booves of animals when they communication during the Middle
are to be tinctured of a different Ages a great many people assumed
colour than the body. arms to which they had no entitle-
ment. In some cases these arms
Unicorn - Classified as a monster were similar to those already used
(q.v.). One of the supporters of the by somebody else, and it was there-
British Royal Arms. fore deemed advisable to exer-
cise greater control. For this reason
Unicorn Pursuivant - One of the by a warrant of Henry VIII dated
Scottish Officers of Anns (q.v.1. Aprii 6th. 1530 Thomas Benolt,