CROSS OF LORRAINE


Meaning of CROSS OF LORRAINE in English

-ləˈrān, -lȯˈ-, -lōˈ-

Usage: usually capitalized L

Etymology: from Lorraine, region in western Europe

1. : a cross with two crossbars having the upper one intersecting the upright above its middle and the lower one which is longer than the upper one intersecting the upright below its middle

2. : a patriarchal cross sometimes depicted botonée

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