† sepurturen.
Heraldry. Obsolete.
(See quots.)
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 11/1 He beareth Sol, an Angel..: Wings in Sepurture, Luna: Of some expenced:..If the Angels be sideways, and the Wings behind each other, they are termed Sepurture (or Expenced,) yet this..is not termed an Angel Sepurture; but an Angel kneeling, the Wings Sepurture.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 13/2 He beareth Or, a demy Angel in Sepurture, Gules... This is also termed a demy Angel, half faced, with Wings Sepurture, &c.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 156/2 He beareth Azure, an Angel, Wings Sepulture [sic], Argent.
?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. sig. Uuu3/2 Sepurture. This ancient heraldic term is used in the same way as endorsed, as wings sepurture, or endorsed... Sepurture disclosed differs from the last, by merely showing more of the off wing.
1894 Parker's Gloss. Her. Sepurture.
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