Dancettee

/ˌdænseˈti/ adjective

Definition

In heraldry, having a dancette or tooth-like pattern with indentations.

Etymology

From the French 'dancette' plus the heraldic suffix '-ee' or '-ée' (from Old French), indicating that something has the characteristic of the root word.

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Heraldic terminology is frozen medieval French mixed with Latin—it's like studying a language museum where words never changed since the 1200s!

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