gironny

British

/ dʒaɪˈrɒnɪ /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry divided into segments from the fesse point

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Gironny, or gyronny, is a manner of dividing the field into sections, by lines radiating from a centre point, of which many instances may be given.

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Bassingbourne bore “Gironny of gold and azure of twelve pieces.”

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William Stoker, who died Lord Mayor of London in 1484, bore “Gironny of six pieces azure and silver with three popinjays in the silver pieces.”

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