The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition / Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science

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PATTE. A cross small in the centre, wide at the ends. See [CROSS].

PATRIARCHAL CROSS. Cross used by patriarchs in the Greek church. See [CROSS].

PEARL. A precious stone, used by ancient heralds for argent in emblazoning the arms of peers.

PEAN. The name of a fur, the field sable, the tufts or.

PEER. Name given to all persons included in the rank of nobility.

PELLETS. A name given to black roundlets.

PENDANT. A shield suspended or hanging from a branch of a tree, or from a nail. Shields of arms frequently appear drawn thus in architecture, and when described are said to be pendant.

PENNONS. Small flags borne at the end of a lance of an esquire or gentleman bearing his paternal arms. The end of the pennon was cut off upon the person being created a knight banneret. See [BANNERET]. Penoncels or Pencils were small flags decorating the helmet or the horse armour. They are now only used at funerals. The large flag in the engraving is a pennon, the smaller, penoncels or pencils.