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patriarchal cross

–noun
a Latin cross having a shorter crosspiece above the customary one.


Origin:
1675–85
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patriarchal cross  
n.  A Latin cross having two horizontal bars, of which the upper is the shorter.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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