Citations:staynard
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English citations of staynard
- staynard = stainand
- 1780, William Shaw, A Galic And English Dictionary:
- Sanguine, murrey, a staynard colour in heraldry, used to express disgrace or blemish in the family.
- 1832, John O'Brien, Robert Daly, Michael McGinty, Focaloir gaoidhilge-sags-bhearla; or, An Irish-English dictionary, page 231:
- Flaindearg, sanguine or murrey, being a staynard colour in heraldry, used to express some disgrace or blemish in the family.
- stainard
- 1876, John Merry Ross, The Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information:
- [...] stainard colours, or colours denoting abatements of honour, which, of course, no one would ever carry […]