Brochant

Inglese

Said of pieces placed one over the other. We describe this as "surmounted with." The Rochfoucauld arms are described as "trois chevrons brochants sur des burèles," we should simply describe it as barry, arg. and az., three chevronels, gules

E008 - Heraldry, english and foreign di William H. Whitmore - edito a New York nel 1896