gyron

[ jahy-ruhn, -ron ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Heraldry.

a subordinary having the form of a triangle, usually equal to half a quarter of the escutcheon, with its apex at the fess point.

gyron

/ ˈdʒaɪrɒn /

Origin of gyron¹

1565–75; < Middle French, Old French giron gusset < Old High German gēro; cognate with gore ³

The arms of Lanyon afford an example of the gyron as a charge, as does also the well-known shield of Mortimer (Fig. 209).

The gyron may be drawn in any part of the shield, but it is generally placed as in the annexed example.

If one of these triangles occur singly it is termed a gyron.

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