Home › Words › C › crancelincrancelincrancelin · noun — A chaplet of rue, as used as a charge on the arms of Saxony.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French crancelin, from German Kränzlein (“small garland”).nounA chaplet of rue, as used as a charge on the arms of Saxony.e.g.“A chaplet of rue, sometimes called a crancelin, is blazoned bend-wise in the shield of Saxony – Barry often or and sa., over all a chaplet of rue vert.” — 1914, Charles Boutel, AC Fox-Davies, The Handbook to English Heraldry, page 151:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crants 58% match — A garland carried before the bier of a maiden and subsequently hung over the grave. vs crancelin →mancheron 58% match — A sleeve used as a charge in French heraldry vs crancelin →rustre 56% match — A lozenge with a smaller round hole in the centre, showing the field (rarely used). vs crancelin →crusily 56% match — Semé (strewn) with cross crosslets. vs crancelin →crance 55% match — An iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstay vs crancelin →cordeliere 54% match — A decorative cord, especially that surrounding a blazon used to display a widow's coat of arms. vs crancelin →craspedon 53% match — A border or fringe. vs crancelin →armill 53% match — A bracelet used in royal coronations, especially that of the monarch of the United Kingdom (symbolically known as a "bracelet of wisdom and sincerity") vs crancelin →