CROSS OF LORRAINE


Meaning of CROSS OF LORRAINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -lə-ˈrān, -lȯ- ]

Etymology: Lorraine, France

Date: circa 1889

: a cross with two crossbars the lower one of which is longer than the upper one and intersects the upright below its center ; also : patriarchal cross — see cross illustration

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