A pall is a Y is the twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. See V. In Ancient Greek Υψιλον (Ypsilon) was pronounced IPA [u] (later on [y], now [i]; see English myth and gift which both have ). The Romans borrowed Y directly from the Greek, because they felt...
Y shaped In heraldry, a charge is the image that occupies the field on an escutcheon (or shield). The most common charges, or ordinaries, are geometric constructs such as crosses and saltires. Other charges include animals, plants, astronomical objects and tools ranging from those of ancient vintage to locomotives, airplanes (the arms...
heraldic charge. An example of a (fesswise) pall is the green portion of the Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of the Republic of South Africa was adopted on April 26, 1994. The flag was designed by the State Herald, Mr F. Brownell. An earlier attempt to create a new flag by asking for suggestions from the public did not turn out to...
Flag of South Africa.
A pall that stops short of the shield's edges is called a shakefork or pairle.
Traditionally, a pall on a shield often indicates a connection with the clergy, particularly bishoprics.
PALL, a word the various meanings of which can be traced to the Latin word pallium, that is, a piece of cloth used either as a covering or as a garment.
In the sense of a garment the English usage of " pall " is confined to the ecclesiastical vestment (see Pallium) and to the supertunica or dalmatic, the pallium regale or imperial mantle, one of the principal coronation vestments of British sovereigns.
The chief applications of the word, in the sense of a covering, are to an altar frontal, to a linen cloth used to veil the chalice in the Catholic service of the Eucharist, and to a heavy fl, purple or white covering for a coffin or hearse.
Pall Mall is a street in the City of Westminster, London, situated in SW1 and parallel to The Mall, from St. James's Street across Waterloo Place to the Haymarket; while Pall Mall East continues into Trafalgar Square.
Pall Mall is best known for being the home to various gentlemen's clubs built in the 19th century and early 20th centuries.
Pall Mall was also once the home of the War Office, with which it became synonymous (just as Whitehall refers to the administrative centre of the UK government).
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