Abatement (heraldry)
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title:
Abatement (heraldry)
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An abatement is a modification of a coat of arms, representing a less-than honorable augmentation, imposed by an heraldic authority or by royal decree for misconduct. The practice of inverting the entire escutcheon of an armiger found guilty of high treason has been attested since the Middle Ages and is generally accepted as reliable, and medieval heraldic sources cite at least one instance of removing an honourable charge from a coat of arms by royal decree as an abatement of honour. Other abat
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Defacement of a coat of arms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abatement_(heraldry)
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2024-03-10T07:45:13Z
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