IN PILE. Arms or other charges that are placed so as to form the shape of a pile are said to be borne in pile.
Ex. Argent, three swords in pile, their points towards the base.
PLATE. One of the six roundlets; its colour is argent, but the tincture is not mentioned, as the plate is always silver.
POMEIS. Green roundlets.
POMMELLED. The pommel of the sword is the round ball or knob at the end of the hilt of a sword.
PORTCULLIS. A grating suspended by chains, used to defend the entrance to a castle.