sepurture

English

Etymology

Obscure. Early uses are in the phrase in sepurture, suggesting it might have originated as a noun ending in -ure; compare the heraldic use of overture, overt.

Adjective

sepurture (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Of a bird's wings: raised above the back and opened.
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