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enté en point

enté en point adjective: impaled by (something in) a pointed 'pile' at the bottom of a shield, especially as a means of marshalling.

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Adjective

enté en point (not comparable)

  1. Impaled by (something in) a pointed 'pile' at the bottom of a shield, especially as a means of marshalling.
    • Brunswick and Lunenburgh impaled with Saxony, ente-en-point, that is, grafted in point.1788, Hugh Clark, A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, etc. (The fifth edition, with considerable improvements.), page 133
    • Paling Sicily; the whole enté en point of Granada. He bore the full arms of Lalain, […]1884, Notes and Queries, page 202

Forms of enté en point

alternative formenté in point
alternative formenty in point
alternative formenté en pointe

Origin of enté en point

From French [Term?], compare Spanish entado en punta.

Questions about enté en point

What does enté en point mean?
Enté en point means impaled by (something in) a pointed 'pile' at the bottom of a shield, especially as a means of marshalling.
What part of speech is enté en point?
Enté en point is an adjective.

Words near enté en point in the dictionary

  1. entysing
  2. entz
  3. Entzes
  4. Entzminger
  5. Entzmingers
  6. enté en point
  7. enté en pointe
  8. enubilate
  9. enubilated
  10. enubilates
  11. enubilating

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