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masculy

masculy adjective: bearing or composed of mascles.

masculy: bearing or composed of mascles
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Adjective

masculy (not comparable)

  1. Bearing or composed of mascles.
    • Masculy arg. and gu. William FITZWILLIAM, Y. Sire Robert POGEYS, N. PORGYES OF POGERS, co. Bucks. Sir John RIVERS, J, K.
    • Masculy arg. and sa. BEROMY, Cumberland. Sire T. de BEZOM, N. Nicolas de CROFTS, Y. […]1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 977

Examples of masculy in a sentence

  • Masculy, gules and ermin, de la Roketey.1808, Francis Blomefield, An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Freebridge (concluded). North Greenhow....
  • There are some number of coats which are said to have had a field masculy.1909, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, page 148:

Origin of masculy

From mascule + -y.

Questions about masculy

What does masculy mean?
Masculy means bearing or composed of mascles.
How do you use masculy in a sentence?
Masculy, gules and ermin, de la Roketey.
What part of speech is masculy?
Masculy is an adjective.

Words near masculy in the dictionary

  1. masculocentric
  2. masculofeminine
  3. masculonormative
  4. masculonuclei
  5. masculonucleus
  6. masculy
  7. masdar
  8. masdars
  9. Masden
  10. Masdens
  11. Masdeu

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