cross potence

A form of cross potent — A cross with crossbars at the ends of its arms.

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Meanings

nouncross potence (plural crosses potence)

plural crosses potence

  1. alternativegovernmentAlternative form of cross potent.

    Crest - A lion ramp. or, holding betw. his feet a cross potence gu.

    1844, John Burke, Bernard Burke, Encyclopædia of Heraldry, Or General Armory of England, Scotland and Ireland
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    Chace, Gu. four crosses potence ar. two and two; on a canton az, a lion passant or.

    1780, Joseph Edmondson, A Complete Body of Heraldry
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APA

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“cross potence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20potence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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