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Vert, a key palewise inverted and reversed Or.
Vert, a key palewise
inverted and reversedOr.
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A key is sometimes used as a charge. Specifically, in the SCA, it is used in the officer badge for the Chatelaine: Vert, a key palewise inverted and reversed Or.”
 


king of arms

An officer who has jurisdiction over armory, etc. There are three in England
Garter, the principal;
Clarenceaux, whose jurisdiction extends south of the Trent;
and Norry, who officiates north of that river.

The King-of-Arms for Scotland is called Lyon; and for Ireland, Ulster. The office of King-of-Arms is one of great antiquity.
 


night

One who holds the dignity of knighthood, conferred by the sovereign, entitling the holder to the title of Sir prefixed to his name. Unlike a baronet, however, the dignity is not hereditary. The wife of a knight is legally entitled to the designation of Dame, but by common consent is addressed as Lady.

Formerly a candidate for knighthood had to go through certain ceremonies or religious rites, preparing himself by fasting and prayer and by watching his arms alone all night in a chapel.
 


The lowest order of knighthood; also the oldest.
 


A knightly order next below the Garter.
 


A knight who wandered about the country in quest of adventures for the purpose of displaying his prowess.
 


Bowen's Knot
Bowen's Knot
Bourchier's Knot
Bourchier's Knot
Dacre's Knot
Dacre's Knot
Heneage's Knot
Heneage's Knot
Lacy's Knot
Lacy's Knot
Stafford's Knot
Stafford's Knot
Wake's Knot
Wake's Knot
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  1. Knots of various kinds are used, some with specified names, as Harrington's, Staffords, Lacy's, etc.
  2. The three following knots is a similar manner are respectively the badges of the three families of Lucy, Stafford, and Wake. The last is borne by the family as a crest: Lacy's Knot, Stafford's Knot, Wake's Knot.
  3. The Harington Knot is simply an ordinary fret, while the Gordian Knot is a term applied to the insignia of the kingdom of Navarre.
  4. The Hatband of the Feltmakers’ Company might be considered a kind of Knot, and the hanks of silk or cotton are also frequently termed knots.

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September 9th, 2005