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( in heraldry: Supporters )
These are the figures on either side of the shield of arms and are borne (in English heraldry) by peers and by other bearers of orders of the highest class, such as Knights of the Garter, of the Thistle, and of St. Patrick and by Knights Grand Cross. In former times supporters were used more widely, and a few English families still claim the right. In Scotland their use is much more frequent,...
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These are the figures on either side of the shield of arms and are borne (in English heraldry) by peers and by other bearers of orders of the highest class, such as Knights of the Garter, of the Thistle, and of St. Patrick and by Knights Grand Cross. In former times supporters were used more widely, and a few English families still claim the right. In Scotland their use is much more frequent,...
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role of Wilkes United Kingdom
...colonies as a martyr for liberty. His plight raised the question of whether the will of the people or the decision of a Parliament elected by only a fraction of the people was supreme. In 1769 the Society for the Supporters of the Bill of Rights was founded to aid Wilkes and to press for parliamentary reform. Its members demanded parliamentary representation for important new towns such as...
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component of armorial bearings ( in heraldry: The compartment
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The ground or foundation on which the supporters stand is called the compartment. In Scotland it is usually a rock or piece of ground and is often strewn with some heraldic object. In England the compartment ought to be shown in the same way, and today it often is, with the scroll of the motto beneath it; but in the debased heraldic art of the 18th and 19th centuries the supporters were...
in heraldry: The reading of heraldry )The mantling, or lambrequin, is mentioned in formal descriptions but not in general usage. The supporters and compartment pertain only to a few classes of arms bearers, and in descriptions the supporters are blazoned after the crest (or crests). The compartment is not usually described but sometimes has to be, as in the arms of the earl of Perth: supporters (two savages, which means two ancient...
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Lentulus Spinther Lentulus Spinther, Publius Cornelius
a leading supporter of the Roman general Pompey the Great during the Civil War (49–45 bc) between Pompey and Julius Caesar; he was a brother of Lentulus Crus.
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