ppr.
abbreviation
present participle.
ppr.
American
Or
p.pr.
abbreviation
ppr
British
abbreviation
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Crest, on a mount vert, a wyvern ppr. ducally gorged, and lined or.
From Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
Third, for Ditzmers—Az., an armed knight ppr., brandishing his sword, his charger arg.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
The arms of the present family are Argent, a cheveron gules, between three helmets, close ppr.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
Animated beings and all objects, that in Heraldry are represented in their natural aspect and colouring, are blazoned “proper” abbreviated ppr.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
On an Inescutcheon, quarterly: First, for Holstein—Gu., an inescutcheon per fesse arg. and of the first, in every point thereof a nail in triangle, between as many holly-leaves, all ppr.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
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