No. 306.— Arms of City of London.
Tabard. A short garment with sleeves, worn in the Tudor era. It has the arms blazoned on the sleeves as well as on the front and back: No. 307, the Tabard of William Fynderne, Esquire, from his brass, A.D. 1444, at Childrey in Berkshire: the arms are—Arg., a chevron between three crosses patée sable, the ordinary being charged with an annulet of the field “for Difference.” A similar garment is the official habit of heralds.
No. 307.— Tabard; A.D. 1444.
Tau, Tau-Cross. A cross formed like the letter T, so called in Greek, [No. 93]; borne as a charge in the arms of Drury, Tawke, and some others: this charge is also called the Cross of St. Anthony: it is sometimes borne on a badge, as in the Bishop’s Palace at Exeter. See [Chapter XV.]
Templars, Knights. See [Chapter XIX.]
Tenent, Tenant. Used by French Heralds to distinguish human figures from animals, as supporters.