Prancing - Applied to a horse represented rearing.
Prester John - A mythical descendant of Ogier the Dane. In the Middle Ages he was believed to rule as a Christian sovereign and priest in the interior of Asia. A representation of the Prester John may be seen on the arms of the See of Chichester.
Pretense - Escutcheon of Pretense. [See under ESCUTCHEON.]
Pretension - Arms of Pretension. [See under ARMS.]
Prey - At prey is applied to the falcon when represented feeding.
Preyant - The same as PREYING.
Preying - Applied to any beast or bird of prey when represented standing on and in a proper position for devouring its prey.
Pride - A term applied to the peacock, turkey cock and other birds which spread their tails in a circular form and drop their wings; as, "A peacock in his pride."
Prince - Heraldically speaking, the title of Prince belongs to dukes, marquises and earls of Great Britain; but in ordinary usage it is restricted to members of the royal family.
Prince of Wales - The official title of the heir apparent to the throne of England.
Princes of the Blood - The younger sons of a sovereign.
Prince Royal - The eldest son of a sovereign.
Proper - Represented in its natural color. Said of charges; as, "a lion proper."
Purfle - (pur'-f'l) To ornament with a bordure of ermines, etc.
Purfled - (pur'-feld) Trimmed or garnished. Applied to the studs and rims of armor, being gold; as, "a leg in armor purfled or."
Purflew - (pur'-flu) A border of fur shaped exactly like vair. When of one row only, it is called purflewed; when of two, counter-purflewed; when of three, vair.
Purple - This color in heraldry is known as PURPURE.
Purpure - (pur'-pure) Purple. It is represented in engraving by diagional lines declining from the right top of the shield to the left base (from sinister chief to dexter base).
Pursuivant - (pur'-swe-vánt) An official in the English College of Arms. There are four pursuivants - Rouge Croix, Blue Mantle, Rouge Dragon and Portcullis. There were formerly six pursuivants attached to the court of Lyon King-of-Arms, in Scotland - Unicorn, Carrick, Bute, Kintyre, Ormond, and Dingwall. The last three have been abolished.
Pye - The popinjay; the woodpecker.
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