Emanche

Emanche

Emanche, (fr.): a term about which English heralds seem to differ. It is, however, confined to French and German heraldry, and appears to be a piece partitioned off from the shield by a dancetty line, but often so much exaggerated as to be like two or three piles; they may be upright or fesswise; the indentations appear not to be always drawn uniform.

The adjectival form emanché is perhaps more common than the substantive, an emanche. When there is only one projection the term embrassé seems to be employed by French heralds.

Emanché d'or et d'azure de trois piecès, à trois besants d'or en pointe; au chef d'argent chargé de trois bouterolles de gueules--BRUYSEL DE SURE.

D'argent embrassé de gueules de sénestre a droite--DOMANTZ, Silesia.