renverse
adj/ɹɪnˈvɜː(ɹ)s/
Etymology From Old French renverser. Equivalent to re- + inverse.
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Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics Dated Backwards, contourné, facing the opposite direction (sinister/dexter) than usual.
- Samuel Coggan. Lisbon, May 19, 1712; letter to David Jeffries de Co. Round seal, a lion rampant renversé.1877, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, page 58:
- The arms [on the 1790 Gelderland duit] may be thus blazoned: Party per pale, 1. azure, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules, 2. or, a lion rampant renverse sable, armed and langued as before.1909, Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, page 218:
- Synonyms
- renversé