erminee

English

A cross erminee.

Alternative forms

erminée, erminé

Etymology

Ultimately from Old French erminé. Either inherited from Middle English ermyne (adj) or borrowed more recently from French erminé(e).

Adjective

erminee (not comparable)

(heraldry) Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminee.
(heraldry) Ermined.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminée.

Further reading

“erminee”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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