Accolled

/əˈkɔld/ adjective

Definition

Embraced or clasped, particularly in heraldic descriptions of figures positioned together.

Etymology

From the verb accoll or accolle combined with the past participle suffix -ed. In heraldry, it describes the positioning of charges when they are placed intimately together.

Kelly Says

Medieval heraldry created countless specialized terms for how symbols relate to each other—'accolled' is one of dozens of such words that scholars still use but that have zero presence in modern everyday speech.

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