Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, same as
lion leopardé . Seeleopard , 2.
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When at length the necessity of varying the attitude of their Lions was admitted by all Heralds, in consequence of the greatly increased numbers of the bearers of Lions, some strict adherents to the original distinctive nomenclature blazoned any Lion that was _not rampant_ by the compound term of a “_lion-leopard_,” or a
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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