in heraldry. The colour so called, which signifies purple, is in engraving represented by diagonal lines from the left to the right. See Heraldry, p. 3584, and Plate CXLIV. fig. ii. n° 6.

It may serve to denote an administrator of justice, a lawgiver, or a governor equal to a sovereign; and, according to G. Leigh, if it is compounded with

Or. = Riches. Arg. = Quietness. Gul. = Politics. Az. = Fidelity. Ver. = Cruelty. Sab. = Sadness.