The surname Gortaire: heraldry, coat of arms and coat of arms

If your surname is Gortaire, surely on more than one occasion you have wondered about the heraldry of the surname Gortaire. Likewise, you might be interested if the surname Gortaire belongs to a relative of yours or someone very important to you. The heraldry of surnames is a fascinating world that still attracts a lot of attention today, and that is why more and more people are asking about the heraldry of the Gortaire surname.

The heraldry of Gortaire, a complicated topic

Sometimes it can be very confusing to try to explain how the heraldry of surnames works, however, we are going to try to explain the heraldry of the surname Gortaire in the simplest possible way. We recommend that to better understand everything we are going to tell you about the heraldry of the surname Gortaire, if you are totally unaware of how the coats of arms and heraldry came about, go to our main page and read the general explanation we give you there, that way you can better appreciate everything we have compiled about the heraldry of the surname Gortaire for you.

Coat of arms, coat of arms and heraldry of Gortaire

Similarly, and to make things easier, since we understand that most of the people looking for information about the Gortaire surname heraldry are especially interested in the coat of arms of the Gortaire surname, its composition, the meaning of its elements and if there are several coats of arms for the Gortaire surname, as well as everything that may have to do with the coat of arms of the Gortaire surname; we have taken the liberty of being flexible and using the words heraldry and coat of arms interchangeably when referring to the coat of arms of Gortaire.

Contributions to the heraldry of the surname Gortaire

We hope that the flexibility on the coat of arms of the Gortaire surname will not be taken as a lack of seriousness on our part, since we are constantly investigating to be able to offer the most rigorous information possible on the Gortaire coats of arms. However, if you have more information about the Gortaire heraldry, or you notice an error that needs to be corrected, please let us know so that we can have the biggest and best information on the net about the Gortaire coat of arms, explained in a simple and easy way.

  • Aguila of Italy - 1. It is represented with only one head, separate wings, but not raised and glued tail.
  • Arbitrary weapons - 1. Those adopted by whim or vanity, by any person person, without having granted by any institution.
  • Bandy Band - 1. Band formed by Blacks. (V. countercharged).
  • Bretesado - 1. It is said of the piece that carries battlements in all its parts, lower, upper and sides or edges of the shield.
  • Cruz Chief - 1. It is the result of the union of the boss and the cross.
  • Cruz de Avis - 1. Cruz Flordelisada de sinople, adopted by the Portuguese order of Avis.
  • Cruz-Chevronada - 1. Term used to designate the Union of the Cross and the Chevron.
  • Double counter -alleged - 1. Said by some authors to the piece doubly encouraged on both sides, but their openings do not coincide, that is, they are alternated from one side with the other. (V. counterbrown).
  • Filleted - 1. Piece whose edges are silhued or profiled from different enamel.
  • Ladder - 1. (V. scale).
  • Lesonjes - 1. Term used by some 18th century heraldists to describe Losanje or Losanjeado.
  • Ortiga blade - 1. SHEET IN ENDENTED FORM, BELONGING TO THE ORTIGAS PLANT. Figure used in German heraldry.
  • Pennant - 1. Thin and long ending cloth strip and usually triangularly.
  • Portal - 1. It is said of an open or closed door of a leaf of two.
  • Pyre - 1. Triangle whose base is at the tip of the shield, being a 1/3 width and its vertex ends in the center of the boss. Honorable first order. 2. Erroneously by some by tip. Symbol of righteousness.
  • Rampante Leon - 1. The rampant lion is the most used figure in the Spanish heraldry, and to a lesser extent in the European, its position is the one lifted on its hind rooms with the front claws in an attack position. (See rampant).