portate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.

Word forms

portate

Etymology

From Latin portatus, past participle of portare (“to carry”).

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