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paty

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[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

adjective

Heraldry.

  1. (of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée.

    a cross paty.

Etymology

Origin of paty

1480–90; variant of pattee < Middle French, equivalent to patte paw + -ee; -ee, -ate 1

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