Cap of maintenance
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cap-of-maintenance-185-1917161
title:
Cap of maintenance
text:
Typical of British heraldry, a cap of maintenance, known in heraldic language as a chapeau gules turned up ermine, is a ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine, which is worn or carried by certain persons as a sign of nobility or special honour. It is worn with the high part to the fore, and the tapering tail behind. It may substitute for the torse in the heraldic achievement of a person of special honour granted the privilege by the monarch. It thus appears in such cases on top of th
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ceremonial cap of crimson velvet lined with ermine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_of_maintenance
date created:
2005-10-08T03:20:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:55:16Z
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13
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