Russian eagle
noun
The double-headed eagle, one of the official state symbols of the (former) Russian Empire, the Russian Federation (since 1993), and the Russian Church; (also figurative ) Russia or the Russian Empire, as symbolized by this.
- The double-headed eagle, the official symbol of the former Byzantine Empire, was adopted by the Russian state in 1472, and remained a state symbol of the Russian Empire until the 1917 Revolution. In 1993 it was again adopted as an official state symbol of the Russian Federation..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Guy Miege (bap. 1644, d.?1718), author and lexicographer.
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