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

If your surname is Massay, surely on more than one occasion you have wondered about the heraldry of the surname Massay. Likewise, you might be interested if the surname Massay 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 Massay surname.

The heraldry of Massay, 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 Massay in the simplest possible way. We recommend that to better understand everything we are going to tell you about the heraldry of the surname Massay, 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 Massay for you.

Coat of arms, coat of arms and heraldry of Massay

Similarly, and to make things easier, since we understand that most of the people looking for information about the Massay surname heraldry are especially interested in the coat of arms of the Massay surname, its composition, the meaning of its elements and if there are several coats of arms for the Massay surname, as well as everything that may have to do with the coat of arms of the Massay 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 Massay.

Contributions to the heraldry of the surname Massay

We hope that the flexibility on the coat of arms of the Massay 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 Massay coats of arms. However, if you have more information about the Massay 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 Massay coat of arms, explained in a simple and easy way.

  • Biped - 1. It is said of the piece, especially the cross, with the lower arm fork in the direction of the angles of the tip, forming a chevron. Identifying sign of the Picapedreros of the Middle Ages.
  • boss over - (V. Surmonted Chief).
  • Canton-Banda - 1. Piece that is the result of the conjunction of the right -hand canton and the band.
  • Chestnut - 1. Tree, which is usually represented with the trunk, branches and leaves of its natural or sinople color, fruity and torn. It is painted with the thick trunk and wide and round cup. 2. Color widely used in the Middle Ages in Italian assemblies.
  • Concession weapons - 1. They are occasionally granted by a sovereign or another feudal lord, as an addition to paternal weapons, in commemoration of some feat or to indicate a relationship of any kind.
  • Extremities - 1. Generic name that serves to designate the tongue, teeth, nails, horns and animal legs.
  • Friendship - 1. Said for some to the Hand Alliance, Faith, Linked Hands. (V. Hand Alliance).
  • gibelin - 1. Term used to designate the merletas of a building when they carry a notch or cleft in their upper part.
  • Intern - 1. It is said of every animal that is represented in an attitude of walking, usually in the direction of the right -hand flank of the shield. Some writer uses this term erroneously to indicate a human figure placed or in an attitude of moving. This term
  • Jironado in Cruz - 1. It is said of the shield formed by jirones movement of the boss, the tip and the flanks that converge in the center. Also known as ancient jironado.
  • Light blue - 1. It is wrongly said by Azur. (V. Azur).
  • narrow boss - 1. He who has two thirds of his ordinary width.
  • Of Heraudie - 1. It is the oldest heraldic treaty that is known, written in the Anglo-Normanda language by the years 1341 and 1345, according to M. de Riquer. Although there are some even older from the end of the thirteenth century, in the form of rolls. (See armorial
  • Parakeet - 1. Ave. is represented by its natural or sinople color. Used in the different French armor.
  • Patriarchal Cross - 1. CRUZ FORMED BY TWO TRANSFERS The shortest upper the lower one crossed by another vertical. (V. Cruz de Lorena).
  • Potented - 1. This term is applied to the shield field which is covered by poenzas arranged so that the field of it can be seen. 2. Term used to designate the cross, whose extremes of the arms end in a potent. 3. It is said of the girdle
  • Ready - 1. term used by some authors to designate the listel. (V. Listel).
  • rest - 1. Iron Support located on the bib of the armor for the support of the spear.
  • Semibanda-Faja - 1. Heraldry composition composed of the union of the upper half of the band and the girdle.
  • Swarthy - 1. Term used by some ancient authors for the saber color. (V. saber).
  • Weapon chronicler - 1. Official position that a person holds through opposition, which is officially authorized by the Spanish State to extend certificates of weapons, generalogy, nobility with the requirements required by current legislation.
  • Winged Leon - 1. Chimerical figure. It is represented with extended wings.