adjective
also four·ché (ˈ)fu̇(ə)r|shā ; or four·chy ˈfu̇(ə)rshē
Etymology: French fourchée (feminine) & fourché (masculine), from Old French forchiée (feminine) & forchié (masculine), from forchié, past participle of forchier to fork, from forche fork, from Latin furca — more at fork
1. heraldry : having the end of each arm divided so as to terminate in a V — used as a cross; see cross illustration
2. heraldry : divided near the end into two parts
a lion rampant, tail fourchée