abaissé

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abaissé

/əˈbeɪˌseɪ/ US

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Borrowed from French abaissé (“to lower”).

adjective

not comparable Of a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual. Or, a bend sable, on a chief of the first a pomeis charged with a cross gold; the whole abaissé under another chief of the arms of the Order of St. John, Gules a cross argent.
Similar: abased
not comparable Having the ends (tips) of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield (of an eagle, etc).

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@misc{abaisse_2026,
  title = {abaissé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abaiss%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}