Verge

Verge: in one case only this term has been observed to have been made use of to signify the edge or margin of the escutcheon.

Azure, two lions passant gardant; the verge of the escutcheon charged with demi-fleurs-de-lis or–Augmentation granted to Katharine HOWARD, fifth wife of Henry VIII.

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