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==Patents of Arms in the SCA== |
==Patents of Arms in the SCA== |
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The '''Patent of Arms''' is the highest [[armigerous award]] in the [[SCA]]. It is only bestowed when a person is admitted to the [[Order of Chivalry]], the [[Order of the Laurel]], the [[Order of the Pelican]], the [[Order of the Rose]] or becomes a [[Royal Peer]]. A person holding a Patent of Arms is known as a [[peer]]. |
The '''Patent of Arms''' is the highest [[armiger|armigerous award]] in the [[SCA]]. It is only bestowed when a person is admitted to the [[Order of Chivalry]], the [[Order of the Laurel]], the [[Order of the Pelican]], the [[Order of the Rose]] or becomes a [[Royal Peer]]. A person holding a Patent of Arms is known as a [[peer]]. |
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A patent of arms allows the bearer to display their [[arms]] with a crest (a [[heraldic helm|helm]] above the arms) and [[standard]] (a pair of figures to either side of the arms holding them up - usually an [[animal]] like a [[lion]] [[rampant]]). |
A patent of arms allows the bearer to display their [[arms]] with a crest (a [[heraldic helm|helm]] above the arms) and [[standard]] (a pair of figures to either side of the arms holding them up - usually an [[animal]] like a [[lion]] [[rampant]]). |
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Revision as of 01:58, 26 October 2006
Patents of Arms in the SCA
The Patent of Arms is the highest armigerous award in the SCA. It is only bestowed when a person is admitted to the Order of Chivalry, the Order of the Laurel, the Order of the Pelican, the Order of the Rose or becomes a Royal Peer. A person holding a Patent of Arms is known as a peer.
A patent of arms allows the bearer to display their arms with a crest (a helm above the arms) and standard (a pair of figures to either side of the arms holding them up - usually an animal like a lion rampant).
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