A term used in heraldry; the color commonly called “purple,” expressed in engravings by lines in bend sinister. In the arms of princes it was formerly called “mercury,” and in those of peers “amethyst.”
PURPURE, or PORPRIN
A term used in heraldry; the color commonly called “purple,” expressed in engravings by lines in bend sinister. In the arms of princes it was formerly called “mercury,” and in those of peers “amethyst.”