Acorn: Antiquity and strength.
Anchor: Hope and religious steadfastness.
Angel: Dignity, glory and honour, bearer of joyful news.
Annulet: Fidelity.
Apple (Tree): Liberality, felicity, peace, and perpetual concordance.
Arrow: Readiness for battle.
Ass: Patience and humility.
Axe: Execution of military duty.

Battle Axe: Execution of military duty.
Bear: Strength, ferocity, and protection.
Bell: Power to disperse evil spirits.
Bell (Clock Tower): Integrity.
Boar: Bravery, fights to the death.
Boar’s Head: Hospitality.

Camel: Docility, patience, perseverance.
Castle (Tower): Safety and protection.
Crescent: Honoured by the sovereign, hopes of greater glory.
Cross: Faith, Christianity, service in the Crusades

Dog: Courage, vigilance, loyalty.
Dolphin: Swiftness, charity, diligence, salvation, love.
Dove: Love and peace, the Holy Spirit.
Dragon: Valiant defender of treasure, protection.
Duck: Person of many resources.

Eagle: Strength, power and status, military prowess and leadership.
Eagle with two heads: Conjoining of two forces.
Elephant: Great strength, longevity, royalty, luck and ambition.
Ermine mark: Mark of dignity.
Escallop: Victorious naval commander or traveller to far places.
Estoile: A noble person, celestial goodness.

Falcon or Hawk: One who is hot in the pursuit of an object much desired.
Feathers (Ostrich): Obedience and serenity.
Fire: Zealousness.
Fish: Generous mind, virtuous for himself, symbol of Christ and spiritual nourishment.
Flag or Pennant: Special action or a reward for valiant service.
Fleur-de-lis: Purity, light, floral badge of France (flower of the lily, or iris).
Flowers: Hope and joy.
Fountain: Water, a spring.
Fox: Wisdom and wit, cunning.
Fret (or Fretty): Persuasion.
Fruit: Felicity and peace.
Fusil: Labour and travel.

Galley (Ancient Ship): Ancient sea voyages.
Garb or Wheatsheaf: Harvest of one’s hopes has been secured.
Gauntlet: Armed for martial enterprise.
Globe: Worldliness or world travel.
Goat: Success through politics instead of war.
Grapes: Liberality, felicity, peace, also wine-making.
Grenade: Use of such a weapon in battle.
Greyhound: Vigilance, courage and loyalty.
Griffin: Valour and bravery, vigilance, guardian of treasure.

Hammer: Honour, symbol of a smith’s trade.
Hand: Commitment of faith, sincerity, justice.
Hand (Red): Mark of a baronet.
Harp: Contemplation, bridge between heaven and earth.
Hawks’ Lures: Highest pursuits, hunting and falconry.
Head (Human): Honour. Moor’s Head: deeds of prowess in the Crusades.
Heart: Charity and sincerity.
Helmet: Wisdom and security in defence, strength, protection.
Holly: Truth, foresight, defence.
Horse: Employment for king and country.
Horseshoe: Good luck and protection against evil spirits.
Hunting Horn: Fond of the chase and high pursuits.

Increscent: Honoured by the sovereign, hopes of greater glory.
Iris: Faith, wisdom, valour, hope.

Jaguar: Power, ferosity, valour.
Jessant de lis: Dominion over France.

Keys: Guardianship and dominion.
Knight (on Horseback): Journey through life, the soul guiding the body.

Label: A first-born.
Ladder (Scaling): Fearless in attacking, guard against spiritual enemies.
Lamb: Gentle and patient while suffering.
Lamb carrying staff (Paschal Lamb): Faith; bravery, innocence, gentleness, purity, resolute spirit.
Lance (Javelin): Symbol of knightly service, devotion to honour.
Laurel: Peace, success, glory and victory.
Leopard (Ounce): Hardy and valiant warrior, force and courage.
Lion: Bravery, courage, strength, ferocity, valour.
Lozenge (Lozengy): Honesty and constancy.
Lymphad (Ancient Ship): Ancient sea voyages.

Martlet: The fourth son, acquired nobility through his own efforts or by patronage.
Mascle: Persuasiveness.
Mermaid: Eloquence.
Millrind: A miller’s tool, mutual converse of human society.
Monkey: Sagacity, or wisdom.
Moon: Serene power.
Moor (Head): From the Middle Ages when it was an considered an honour to take such a head.
Moorcock: Connection to law or the legal profession.
Mullet (Star): Divine quality from above.

Nettle Leaf: Pride, vanity, ‘sting of death’.

Oak (Tree and Leaves): Great age and strength, victory and heroism.
Olive Branch (or Leaves): Reconciliation and peace.
Owl: Vigilance and wit.
Ox: Generosity and valour.

Palm (Tree or Leaves): Justice, victory, peace, creative power, conquest and success.
Pansy: Thoughtful recollection.
Parrot (or Popinjay): Business acumen, administrative achievement.
Passion Nail: Poignant suffering undergone by the bearer.
Peacock: Beauty, knowledge, power.
Pear: Peace and felicity.
Pegasus: A symbol of virtue and creative or divine inspiration, or the journey to heaven.
Pelican: Charitable nature, self-sacrifice.
Pen: Education and writing.
Pheasant: Person of many resources.
Pheon (or Spear Head): Ready for battle, nimble wit.
Phoenix: Resurrection.
Pig: Fertility.
Pilgrim’s Stave or Staff: A shepherd’s watchfulness, pastoral authority, Christian faith, reference to early pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
Pine (and Cones): Death, followed by eternal (after)life.
Pineapple: Warm hospitality, celebration.
Pitcher: Office of service.
Plant: Hope and joy.
Plow (Ploughshare): Labouring in the earth.
Plume of feathers: Serenity of mind and willing obedience.
Poppy: Hope and joy.
Portcullis (Castle Gate): Protection during an emergency.
Proboscides: Elephant trunks: strength, longevity, dignity, royalty, patience, wisdom, good luck, happiness.

Quatrefoil (Primrose): Bringer of good tidings.

Rabbit (or Hare): A peaceable and retired life.
Ram: Authority.
Raven: Divine providence.
Rhinoceros: Ferocious when needed.
Rock: Refuge, safety and protection.
Rose: Hope and joy, mark of the seventh son. If a Red Rose: Love and desire, grace and beauty.
Roundle (Gold Bezant): Byzantine coins, worthy of trust or treasure.

Sabre (Sword): Military honour, justice.
Salamander: Protection.
Savage or Saracen: Service in the Crusades.
Scales: Justice.
Sceptre: Symbol of justice.
Scythe or Sickle: Hope of a fruitful harvest.
Sea Horse or Sea Dragon: Power of the sea or water.
Serpent, Snake or Lizard: Wisdom.
Shamrock: Perpetuity, floral symbol of Ireland.
Ship: Sea voyages.
Spear: Valiant knight, honourable warrior.
Spur (or Rowel): Active service.
Squirrel: Fondness for the woods.
Stag: Peace and harmony, unwilling to fight unless provoked.
Star (Mullet): Divine quality from above.
Stork: Close parental bond, filial duty.
Sun: Fountain of life, glory and splendour.
Swan: Grace, sincerity, perfection, light, love.
Swords and Darts: Military honour and justice.

Talbot (hunting dog): Vigilance, courage and loyalty.
Thistle: Defiance and surliness.
Tiger: Fierceness and valour, dangerous if aroused.
Tower (Castle): Safety and grandeur.
Tree Trunk, Stump, Stock or Branch: New life sprouting from the old.
Tree: Life and connection of the earth with heaven and the underworld.
Trefoil: Perpetuity.

Unicorn: Virtue and strength, strong courage.

Vol (Wings): Protection and swiftness.
Vulture: Purification and maternity.

Water Bouget: A person who carried water to an army or a besieged place.
Wheat-Ear: Faithful.
Wheel: Fortune; cycle of life.
Wolf: Reward from perseverance in long sieges.
Wreath (of laurel leaves): Triumph.
Wyvern: Valour and protection.