Definitions for Supporters
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1. supporters

   In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as attendants, are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. Early forms of supporters are found in medieval seals. However, unlike the coronet or helmet and crest, supporters were not part of early medieval heraldry. As part of the heraldic achievement, they first become fashionable towards the end of the 15th century, but even in the 17th century were not necessarily part of the full heraldic achievement (being absent, for example, in Siebmachers Wappenbuch of 1605). The figures used as supporters may be based on real or imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or other inanimate objects, such as the pillars of Hercules of the coat of arms of Spain. Often, as in other elements of heraldry, these can have local significance, such as the fisherman and the tin miner granted to Cornwall County Council, or a historical link; such as the lion of England and unicorn of Scotland in the two variations of the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. The arms of nutritionist John Boyd-Orr use two 'garbs' (wheat sheaves) as supporters; the arms of USS Donald Cook, missiles; the arms of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, trees. Letters of the alphabet are used as supporters in the arms of Valencia, Spain. Human supporters can also be allegorical figures, or, more rarely, specifically named individuals.There is usually one supporter on each side of the shield, though there are some examples of single supporters placed behind the shield, such as the imperial eagle of the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. The coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo provide an extremely unusual example of two supporters issuing from behind the shield. While such single supporters are generally eagles with one or two heads, there are other examples, including the cathedra in the case of some Canadian cathedrals. At the other extreme and even rarer, the Scottish chief Dundas of that Ilk had three supporters: two conventional red lions and the whole supported by a salamander. The coat of arms of Iceland even has four supporters.The context of the application of supporters may vary, although entitlement may be considered conditioned by grant of a type of augmentation of honour by admission in orders of chivalry or by heraldic authorities, such as in the case of traditional British heraldry.

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1. supporters

   Circular knee-timbers placed under the cat-heads for their support and security.

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1. supporters

   In heraldry, figures placed on each side of an armorial shield, as it were to support it. They seem to have been, in their origin, a purely decorative invention of mediæval seal-engravers, often, however, bearing allusion to the arms or descent of the bearer; but in the course of time their use came to be regulated by authority, and they were considered indicative that the bearer was the head of a family of eminence or distinction. The most usual supporters are animals, real or fabulous; but men in armor are also frequent, and savages, or naked men, often represented with clubs, and wreathed about the head and middle. There are occasional instances of inanimate supporters. On early seals, a single supporter is not unfrequent, and instances are particularly common of the escutcheon being placed on the breast of an eagle displayed. The common rule, however, has been to have a supporter on each side of the shield. The dexter supporter is very often repeated on the sinister side; but the two supporters are in many cases different; when the bearer represents two different families, it is not unusual for a supporter to be adopted from the achievement of each.

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1. supporters

   Plural form of supporter.

   The supporters of the local football team all turned up to watch the sem-final game and cheered from the stands with joy everytime their team scored.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Supporters' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2764

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Supporters' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3785

Anagrams for Supporters »

1. superports

2. supersport

How to pronounce Supporters?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Supporters in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Supporters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Supporters in a Sentence

1. Joshua Landis:

   Nobody’s going to do that for Syria ... All sides, all these proxy armies in Syria – their supporters are willing to spend enough money so that they don’t lose and not enough money that they can win.

2. John Kasich:

   And that toxic environment has allowed his supporters, and those who seek confrontation, to come together in violence, there is no place for a national leader to pray on the fears of the people who live in our great country.

3. Bidensaid Pete:

   Tonight, I want to open the door to Amys supporters, to Petes supporters, i know there are political differences, but I also know that virtually all of Amys supporters and Petes supporters understand that weve got to move toward a government that believes in justice, not greed.

4. Bill Ferguson:

   When we were in Seattle, we were so impressed with their spirit, it'd be difficult for us not to be supporters.

5. David Bowers:

   As the mayor of Roanoke, to you our city, to each member of this council and all my friends and supporters who have held me in the highest esteem, I want to say today that I apologize to all those offended by my remarks. No one else is to be blamed but me.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supporters
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Supporters
3. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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