cap of maintenance

cap of maintenance
also cap of dignity or cap of estate
1. : a cap formerly worn as a symbol of office or high rank and still used as the cap of state borne before the British sovereign on certain ceremonial occasions and in modified form as the lining of British royal crowns and peers' coronets
2. : the fur hat worn by the city sword-bearer or borne before the mayor on ceremonial occasions in several cities in England and Ireland
3. : a heraldic cap showing a fur lining turned up about the bottom and split at the back sometimes borne as a charge and often used instead of a wreath to support the crest — called also chapeau

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cap of maintenance see under ↑maintain
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Main Entry: ↑cap
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cap of maintenance (historical)
A cap formerly worn by or carried before a person of high office or rank
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Main Entry: ↑maintain

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cap of maintenance,
a kind of cap of state formerly worn by high personages, and still carried before the sovereign and certain mayors in England, and also represented in heraldry.

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  • Cap of maintenance — Maintenance Main te*nance, n. [OF. maintenance. See {Maintain}.] 1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication. [1913 Webster] Whatsoever is granted to the church for God s honor and the maintenance of his service, is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Cap of Maintenance — A Cap of Maintenance is a ceremonial crimson velvet cap lined with ermine. It is one of the insignia of the British sovereign, and paraded directly before the monarch during the coronation procession or on such state occasions as the State… …   Wikipedia

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