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lionmerlette

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blazon partially parsed (method lenient_en)

Cheney

family·lenient_en·Burke (General Armory)

Blazon

Azure six lions Tamp. argent a canton ermine These were the arms of SHERLAND and adopted by the CHEeneys, on the marriage with the heiress. The original coat of CHENEY was, ermine on a bend 8a. three martlets, or

Tinctures

argent (charge)
azur (field)
hermine (ordinary)
or (charge)

Charges

bande (ordinary)
canton (ordinary)
lion (meuble)
merlette (meuble)
Parsed structure (AST)
{
  "field": {
    "tincture": {
      "name": "azur",
      "category": "colour"
    }
  },
  "charges": [
    {
      "name": "lion",
      "count": 6,
      "category": "meuble",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "argent",
        "category": "metal"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "canton",
      "count": 1,
      "category": "ordinary",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "hermine",
        "category": "fur"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "bande",
      "count": 1,
      "category": "ordinary"
    },
    {
      "name": "merlette",
      "count": 3,
      "category": "meuble",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "or",
        "category": "metal"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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