Gyron

Example of a gyron

Gyronny of eight or and sable

A gyron is a triangular heraldic ordinary having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. A shield divided into gyrons is called gyronny, the default is typically of eight if no number of gyrons is specified. The word gyron is derived from Old Frenchgiron, meaning 'gusset'.^[1] When a single gyron extends across so the tip touches the edge of the coat of arms, forming a square, it is called an esquire.^[2]^[3]

The gyron rarely appears singly, but as a variation of the field, gyronny coats appear frequently. These most often appear as eight roughly equal parts, but occasionally a coat gyronny of six, ten, twelve or more parts may be specified.^[4]

References

^"Gyron". Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th ed.). Oxford: University Press. 2008. ISBN 9780199548415.
^Robson, Thomas (1830). The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Esquire, equire, or squire, by Edmondson considered the same as the gyron, which must be wrong, because the gyron only extends to the centre fesse point; whereas the esquire, though of the same shape, runs across the whole field.
^Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 139. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.
^Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. New York: Dodge Publishing Co. p. 137.

[1] "Gyron". Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th ed.). Oxford: University Press. 2008. ISBN 9780199548415.

[2] Robson, Thomas (1830). The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Esquire, equire, or squire, by Edmondson considered the same as the gyron, which must be wrong, because the gyron only extends to the centre fesse point; whereas the esquire, though of the same shape, runs across the whole field.

[3] Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 139. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.

[4] Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. New York: Dodge Publishing Co. p. 137.

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