purpure means in blazon, of the colour purple. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
purpure is pronounced /pəˈpjʊə/.
Etymology
From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.
adj
- In blazon, of the colour purple.
noun
- A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.“Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.”