erminee

English

A cross erminee.

Alternative forms

• erminée, erminé

Etymology

Ultimately from Old French erminé. Either inherited from Middle English ermyne (adj) or borrowed more recently from French erminé(e).

Adjective

erminee (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminee.
2. (heraldry) Ermined.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:erminée.

Further reading

• “erminee”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.