Arms of alliance are arms that families or private persons take up and join to their own to denote the alliances they have contracted by marriage.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Clark, Hugh; Wormull, Thomas (1829). An Introduction to Heraldry. H. Washbourne. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Definition: arms of alliance". Merriam-Webstar Dictionary. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
(heraldry 1) arms taken up by the issue of heiresses to show their maternal descent. (heraldry 2) arms acquired by marriage
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Heraldry". Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.