Meanings
- not comparableraregovernmentNesting.
Bygbery, [Devon,] az. an eagle, ayrant, or, armed gu.
1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica, Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry2 more examples
Az. an eagle ayrant or armed gu. BYGBERY, CO. Devon. […] Gu. an eagle ayrant or. BARDOLPH, Norfolk.
1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, pages 299–300Gules, an eagle ayrant or—BARDOLPH, Norfolk. / Azure, an eagle eyrant or, armed gules—BYGBERY, Devon. / Per pale or and argent, an eagle displayed perched on a ragged staff sable—PYNELL.
1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 215
Origin
- Middle Englishaire, ayre, eyre“hawk's nest”
- Englishayrant
Related to Middle English aire, ayre, eyre (“hawk's nest”), -ant.
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ayrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayrant
“ayrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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