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portate

portate adjective: borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.

portate: borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister...
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Adjective

portate (not comparable)

  1. Borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
    • a cross portate

Origin of portate

From Latin portatus, past participle of portare (“to carry”).

Questions about portate

What does portate mean?
Portate means borne diagonally athwart an escutcheon with the central column going from dexter chief to sinister base (a cross tilted the opposite way is portate reversed), especially as a T-shaped or Saint Anthony's cross.
What part of speech is portate?
Portate is an adjective.

Words near portate in the dictionary

  1. portass
  2. portasses
  3. portastudio
  4. portastudios
  5. portasystemic
  6. portate
  7. portati
  8. portatif
  9. portatifs
  10. portatile
  11. portation

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