counter-potent

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The family bear: Or, a cross potent and counter-potent sable, charged with a fleur-de-lis or; and 'Dieu saulve le Roi notre Sire,' for motto.

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  1. In heraldry, charged with a pattern composed of tau-shaped figures supposed to represent the tops of tau-staffs. The figures are called in English potents. The bearing counter-potent is generally classed among the heraldic furs. See fur.

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  • The family bear: Or, a cross potent and counter-potent sable, charged with a fleur-de-lis or; and 'Dieu saulve le Roi notre Sire,' for motto. —  The Lily of the Valley
 

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