Definition
A heraldic representation of a lion shown only from the waist upward, as if cut in half vertically.
Etymology
From French demi- meaning 'half' combined with lion. The term emerged in heraldry during the medieval period to describe partial animal figures used in coats of arms and shields.
Kelly Says
Medieval heralds used demilions to create new coat-of-arms designs by literally cutting lions in half on parchment—it's like the original copy-and-paste function for creating unique family symbols that combined different heraldic elements.
Translations
ARالعربية
مليون
mee-lee-on
CACatalà
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
CSČeština
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
DADansk
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
DEDeutsch
Demilion
de-mi-lee-on
ELΕλληνικά
δεμίλιον
de-mi-lee-on
ESEspañol
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
FAفارسی
یک میلیون
yek million
FISuomi
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
FRFrançais
démillion
de-mi-lee-on
GUGU
ડેમિલિયન
de-mi-lee-an
HAHA
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
HEעברית
מיליון
mee-lee-on
HUMagyar
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
IGIG
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
ITItaliano
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
KKKK
Demilion
de-mi-lee-on
KMKM
ដេមីលាយ៉ន
de-mi-lee-yan
MRMR
देमिलियन
de-mi-lee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်မီလီယံ
daw-mi-lee-yan
NLNederlands
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
NONorsk
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
PAPA
ਦੇਮਿਲੀਅਨ
de-mi-lee-an
PLPolski
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
PTPortuguês
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
RORomână
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
RUРусский
демилион
de-mi-li-on
SVSvenska
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
SWKiswahili
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
TAதமிழ்
பத்து இலட்சம்
pattu ilaksham
TEతెలుగు
పది లక్షలు
padi lakhsulu
THไทย
เดมิลเลี่ยน
de-mil-lee-yen
TLTL
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
TRTürkçe
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
UKУкраїнська
деміліон
de-mi-li-on
VITiếng Việt
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
YOYO
demilion
de-mi-lee-on
ZUZU
demilion
de-mi-lee-on