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Coucbaot  -  Lying  down.  Beasts  signifying that  it  is  decorated  with
                              thus blazoned should be drawn with  fleurs-de-lis on  both  sides.
                              their  heads  upnght  to  distinguish
                              their position  from donnant. In this  Coaatet  Passant  - Passant  to  tlie
                              particular  position  the  tail  is  nor-  sinister.
                              mally  drawn  as  folded  under  the
                              body  and  appearing  between  the  Counter  Potent - A  fur  (q.v.).
                              dexter  hiad  leg  and  the  stomach
                              and  from  there  elevated  over  the  Counter Vair - A  fur  (q.v.).
                              back.
                                                                Cooped - Cut off  in  straigh~ linc as
                              Coulter - A  plough  share.
                                                                for the head or a limb. Tt  is generally
                                                                of  importance  to give  details  as  Io
                              Connter  - This term  rnay  be  em-  where the limb has been  severed.
                              ployed  with  several  variations  of
                              meaning.  When  applied  to  two  Couple close - A diminutive of  tlie
                              animals  it  signifies  that  they  are  chevron  of  which  it  is  one  quarter
                               turned  in  a  direction  opposite  to  the width. They are always borne in
                              normal;  for  example,  two  foxes  pairs, frequently in conjunction wilh
                              counter  salient.  If  only  one  animal  the chevron  which  is then said to be
                              is  spoken  of  it  means  tbat  it  faces  between  couple-closes.  Some  Her-
                               10  ihe sinister.
                                                                alds use the expression of  a chevron
                                                                cotised,  however.
                              Connter  changed - This  expression
                              appears very frequently in Heraldry  Courant - Running at full speed  as
                              and  it  signifies that  a  field  consists  the  white  horse  of  Hanover.
                                                                ConrtRsy  Titles  - In  many  cases
                                                                the  second  title  of  a  peer  rnay  be
                                                                conceded  by  Royal  Grace  to  be
                                                                borne  by  his  eldest  son  during  Iiis
                                                                lifetime.  Courresy  Titles  do  not
                                                                carry any right  to use coronet, sup-
                                                                porters  or peer's  helm.
                                                                Court  of  Chivalry  -  This  was
                                                                formed  during  the  13th  and  14th
                                                                centuries  for  the purpose  of  adjudi-
                                                                cating in cases arising from deeds of
                                      Per  Pale,  a  Chevroil   arms  outside  the  Kingdom  and
                                       counter  changed
                                                                rhose  within  it  that  could  not  be
                                                                settled by comrnon law.
                              of  metal  and  colour  separated  by   The Court  of  Chivalry  is  seldoni
                              one  of  the  Iines of  partition  named  active in modern  times and  in  1954
                              from  the  ordinaries  the  charges  or  it sat after  an interval  of  223 years
                              parts  of  charges  placed  upon  the  for  the  purpose  of  trying  a  case
                               metal  are  of  the  colour  and  vice  between  the  Manchester  City  Cor-
                              versa.                            poration  and  a  private  Company
                                                                operating a fun fair whi&  set up the
                              Counter Bory - Used  particularly  in  Manchester  City  arms  over  the
                              connection  witli  a  double  tressure  entrance  of  their  establishment.
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