MALTESE CROSS


Meaning of MALTESE CROSS in English

noun

a cross whose arms are equal in length and have wide ends with V-shapes cut out of them

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WORD ORIGIN

so named because the cross was formerly worn by the Knights Hospitallers, who were based in Malta 1530–1798.

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