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surroyal Venery.|ˈsɜːrɔɪəl|
Forms: 4 surryal, 5 surereall, sureale, surriall, 7 surroyall, surroial, 7– surroyal, sur-royal.
[f. sur- + royal n. (real n.1).]
An upper or terminal branch of a stag's antler, above that called ‘royal’ (royal B. 3). Also attrib.
a1400Parlt. 3 Ages 30 The ryalls full richely raughten frome the myddes With surryals full semely appon sydes twayne. c1410Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) xxiv, Auntelere and ryall and surereall. Ibid. xxxiii, Bitwene þe sureale and þe fourche or troche. 1576Turbervile Venery xxi. 54 The Burre..Antlier..Surantlier... All the rest which growe afterwardes, vntill you come to the crowne, palme, or croche, are called Royals & Surroyals. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Navy Land Ships Wks. i. 93/1. 1638 J. Guillim Heraldry iii. xiv. (ed. 3) 179 Skilfull Wood-men describing the head of a Hart, doe call the..Vpper part of all The..Surroyall Toppe. 1883Science I. 181/2 The ‘royal’ and ‘sur-royal’ of the Wapiti. 1893Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 271 The portion above the trez-tine..carrying the surroyals. |