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   Portate
   In heraldry, portate describes something borne not erect, but diagonally across an escutcheon.
   Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/UP.HTM
   
   
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   Portate
   Por'tate adjective [ Latin portatus , past participle of portare to carry.] (Her.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate .
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/130
   
   
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   Portate
   • (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/portate/
   
   

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