in complement

phrase

Full and fully illuminated.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. governmentFull and fully illuminated.

    The sixth Bishop of Ely had very curious arms, for he bore both sun and moon on his shield, the sun "in his splendour" and the moon "in her complement".

    1912, Allen Phoebe, Peeps at Heraldry, page 33
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APA

in complement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20complement

MLA

“in complement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20complement. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in complement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20complement.

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