Chapter XIX

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_Tenent_, _Tenant_. Used by French Heralds to distinguish human figures from animals, as _supporters_.

_Tennée_, or _Tawney_. A deep orange-colour; in use in the Middle Ages as a _livery-colour_.

_Thistle._ The national Badge of SCOTLAND, represented after its national aspect, and tinctured _proper_. JAMES I. of Great Britain, to symbolise the union of the two realms of England and Scotland, compounded a Badge from the _Rose_ of one realm, and the _Thistle_ of the other, united by impalement under a single crown: No. 308. The impaled rose and thistle is borne by the Earl of KINNOULL, repeated eight times upon a bordure.

[Illustration: No. 308.--Badge of James I.]

_Timbre._ In the early Heraldry of England, this term denotes the true heraldic _crest_: but, in the modern Heraldry of France, the "timbre" is the _Helm_ in an armorial achievement. _Timbred._ Ensigned with a Helm; or, if referring to an early English achievement, with a Crest. It is a term very seldom met with in use.

_Tiercée._ _In tierce_, _Per tierce_. Divided into three equal parts.

_Tinctures._ The two _metals_ and the five _colours_ of Heraldry: Nos. 50-56. See page 40. It was one of the puerile extravagancies of the Heralds of degenerate days to distinguish the Tinctures by the names of the _Planets_ in blazoning the arms of Sovereign Princes, and by the names of _Gems_ in blazoning the arms of Nobles.

_Torse._ A crest-wreath.

_Torteau_, plural _torteaux_. A red spherical Roundle: No. 152.

_Tower_, _Turret_. A small castle. _Towered._ Surmounted by towers, as No. 222, which is a "_Castle triple towered_."

_Transposed._ Reversed.

_Trefoil._ A leaf of three conjoined foils, generally borne "slipped," as in No. 309.

_Treflée_, or _Botonée_. A variety of the cross: No. 103. _Treflée_ also implies _semée_ of trefoils.

[Illustration: No. 309.--Trefoil Slipped.]

_Treille_, _Trellis_. See page 71, and No. 150.

_Tressure._ A subordinary. See pages 66, 67; and Nos. 135-8.

_Tricked._ Sketched in outline.

_Trippant_, or _Tripping_. In easy motion, as a stag. See page 81; and No. 168.

_Triton._ See _Mermaid_.

_Trivet._ A circular or triangular iron frame, with three feet, borne by the family of TRYVETT.

_Trogodice._ An animal like a reindeer.

_Trumpet._ In blazon usually a long straight tube, expanding at its extremity: No. 310, from the brass to Sir R. DE TRUMPINGTON, at Trumpingdon, near Cambridge; A.D. 1272.

[Illustration: No. 310.--Trumpet.]

_Trussed._ With closed wings. _Trussing._ Devouring--applied to birds of prey.

_Tudor Rose._ An heraldic rose, _quarterly gu. and arg._; or a white heraldic rose, _charged upon_ a red one.

_Tun._ A cask; the rebus of the final syllable _TON_ in many surnames. See _Rebus_.

_Tynes._ Branches of a stag's antlers. See _Attires_.

_Ulster._ See _Baronet_ and _Herald_.

_Undy_, _Undée_. Wavy: No. 38, C.

_Unguled._ Hoofed.

_Unicorn._ A well-known fabulous animal, famous as the sinister supporter of the Royal Shield of England.

_Union Jack._ The National Ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fully described in