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In heraldry, an eagle depicted wearing a crown and holding a sceptre is described as an eagle in his majesty.
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The Maltese-cross is a cross formed of four arrow-heads meeting at the points, the eight points symbolising the eight beatitudes. It was the badge of the knights of Malta.
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In heraldry, a manche is a charge in the form of a lady's sleeve with a long pendent lappet, as worn in the time of Henry I.
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In heraldry, a mantle is the cloak or robe which accompanies and is represented behind the escutcheon.
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In heraldry, mantling or lambrequin is the representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms.
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In heraldry, a marcassin is a young wild boar.
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In heraldry, marined describes a figure as having the lower part of the body like a fish.
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In heraldry, marshalling is the combination of two or more coats of arms in the arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owners, usually the alliance between two familes joined by marriage. There are three main types of marshalling: impalement; quatering and dimidation.
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In heraldry a martlet is a bird without a beak or feet. It is generally assumed to represent a martin. As a cadency mark it denotes the fourth son.
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In heraldry a mascle is a lozenge voided.
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In heraldry, melusine is a mermaid with two tails.
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In heraldry the term membered describes a bird having legs of a different tincture from that of the body.
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In heraldry, a mill-rind or Fer-de-Moline is a figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its centre.
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In heraldry, mitry refers to a bordure charged with eight mitres.
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In heraldry, the term morne describes a lion represented without teeth, tongue, or claws.
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In heraldry, a mount is a representation of a mound or hill covered with grass and occupying the bottom or base of the shield. It is usually represented as bearing a tree. When depicted in green it is called a mount-vert.
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In heraldry, a mullet or molet is a star, usually five pointed and pierced. When used as a cadency mark it indicates the third son.
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