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Definition of Allerion
1. n. Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings.
Definition of Allerion
1. Noun. (heraldry) An eagle displayed, without beak or feet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Allerion
1. alerion [n -S] - See also: alerion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allerion
Literary usage of Allerion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647 by William Bradford, Massachusetts Historical Society (1912)
"Mr. Hatherley, fully understanding the state of all things, had good satisfaction,
and could well informe them how all things stood between Mr. allerion and ..."
2. The Elements of Heraldry: Containing an Explanation of the Principles of the by William Henry Whitmore (1866)
"91, gives the following list of heraldic monsters : — allerion. Chimera. Cockatrice.
Dragon. ... Of these, the allerion and Martlet are elsewhere described. ..."
3. The Manual of Heraldry, Being a Concise Description of Several Terms Used by Francis James Grant (1904)
"An eagle displayed, without beak or feet. Ex. Argent, an allerion gules. ALTERNATE.
Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns. ..."
4. The curiosities of heraldry by Mark Antony Lower (1845)
"The allerion Martlet Chimera Opinions Cockatrice Pegasus Dragon Sphinx ...
Winged Bull.1 The allerion is a fabulous bird without either beak or legs, ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"Cayuga County Nat. Bank, 8ft NY 75, 99 NY 333, 2 NE 16: Yeoman» v. Bell, 151 NY
230, 45 NE 552; Aller- ton v. allerion, 50 NY 670; Vail v. ..."
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