Greek cross

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

Greek cross

noun

Definition of GREEK CROSS

: a cross having an upright and a transverse shaft equal in length and intersecting at their middles — see cross illustration

First Known Use of GREEK CROSS

1725

Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

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