erminee

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adjective

Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminee.”

OriginOld French erminé ← Middle English ermyne →
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Meanings

adjectiveerminee (not comparable)

alternative erminée · alternative erminé

  1. not comparablegovernmentOf a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminee.

  2. not comparablegovernmentErmined.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminée.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishermyne
  2. Old Frencherminé
  3. Englisherminee

Ultimately from Old French erminé. Either inherited from Middle English ermyne (adjective) or borrowed more recently from French erminé(e).

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APA

erminee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erminee

MLA

“erminee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erminee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erminee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erminee.

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