addorsed
adjective
ad·dorsed
ə-ˈdȯrst
variants or less commonly addossed
ə-ˈdäst,
-ˈdȯst
: set or turned back to back (as in heraldry)
Word History
Etymology
modification of French adossé, past participle of adosser to turn the back, set on one's back, from a- (from Latin ad-) + dos back, from Latin dorsum
First Known Use
1572, in the meaning defined above