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    Charges

    Many signs and symbols bear opposing meanings, depending on the traditions of various groups. Helps us know with which group(s) you best identify.
    Below is an alphabetical list of known meanings for various Charges. Take your time in reviewing them, and determine with which "emotive values" (personality traits, hobbies, interests, activities, and/or career(s)) you best identify, then answer here.
    Choose up to four from the list below, and write them in the spaces provided here.
    OPTIONAL:
    If you already know what Charge(s) you want displayed, indicate so below.
Choose up to four (total--not from each column) from the list below, and type them into the spaces provided above.

A - E

A
Abundance
Achievement
Admiration
Adulterer
Adversity
Affection
Age
Alertness
Alliance
Ambition
Antiquity
B
Balance
Bearer of Joyful News
Beauty
Blessings
Boasting of a valiant act not really performed
Bounteous
Bravery
Brilliance
Butler
C
Capture
Celestial Goodness
Chaos
Charity
Church
Community
Concordance
Conjoin(ing)
Conqueror
Conquest
Constancy
Contemplation
Counsel
Courage
Cowardice
Credence
Cunning
D
Dangerous (if roused)
Darkness
Death
Defense
Deliberation
Devotion
Dexterity
Difficulties encountered
Dignity
Diligence
Direction
Divine
Docility
Dominion
Drunkard
Duty
E
Educated
Education
Eloquence
Eminence
Employment
Enterprise
Equity
Expedition

F - J

F
Faith
Faithful
Fearless
Felicity
Ferocity
Fertility
Festivity
Fidelity
Fierce
Fleeing from battle
Force
Forecast
Fortitude
Fortune
Freedom
Friendship
G
Generosity
Genius
Gentleness
Glory
Good
Governor
Grace
Grandeur
Growth
Guardian
Guardianship
Guidance
H
Happiness
Harmony
Hero
High pursuits
High-spirited
Holy Spirit
Home-bred
Homeopathic medicine
Honor
Honored
Honorable
Hope
Hospitality
Humility
Hunter
I
Industry
Ingenious
Innocense
Inspiration
Intelligence
Invulnerability
J
Journey
Joy
Judgement
Jurisdiction
Justice

K - O

K
Killed an adversary though asked for quarter
Knowledge
L
Labor
Laurel
Leadership
Learning
Liberality
Liberty
Life
Light
Longevity
Love
Lover
Loving
Loyalty
M
Magistrate
Magnanimity
Manifestation
Maternity
Medical profession
Merit
Messenger
Military honor
Mission
Mortality
Mutual converse of human society
Mystery
Mysticism
N
Negotiation
Noble / Nobility
O
Obedience
Obscured Truth
Omniscience

P - S

P
Parental bond
Patience
Patriotism
Peace
Peaceable
Perfection
Perpetuity
Perseverance
Piety
Poet
Politician
Power
Preparedness
Preservation
Preyer has been preyed upon
Prompt
Protection
Providence
Provider
Prowess
Prudence
Psyche
Purification
Purity
Q
Quick-witted
R
(committing) Rape
Readiness
Refuge
Rejoicing
Religion
Religious steadfastness
Remembrance
Rescue
Resentment
Resolute
Resourceful
Restless
Resurrection
Retired
Reward
Right
Righteousness
S
Safety
Safeguard
Salvation
Saved another's life
Science
Secrecy
Secretive
Security
Selt-sacrifice
Serenity
Soul
Spiritual
Spirituality
Splendor
Stability
Strategic thinking
Strength
Success
Suffering
Supremacy
Swiftness

T - Z

T
Tenderness
Terror
Time
Torrents
Traveler
Treasure
Trials
Triumph
Trustworthy
Truth
U
Unafraid
Union of opposing forces
Unity
Unique
Unknown
V
Valiant
Valor
Victorious
Victory
Vigilance
Vigilant
Virginity
Virtue
Virtuous
W
War faring
Watchful
Wisdom
Wit
Worldliness
Wounded
Z
Zealousness

    Cadency

    Cadency is any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family. Cadency is necessary in heraldic systems in which a given design may be owned by only one person at once. 
    For the most part, this practice has been disregarded, but It is up to you to determine if the intended armiger requires such a system.

    Augmentations & Abatements

    Augmentations of Honor and Abatements of Dishonor are both rare occurrences in Heraldry, but they are still occurrences, so we do offer them.

    Augmentation of Honor

    An augmentation is a modification or addition to a coat of arms, typically given by a monarch as a mark of favour, or a reward or recognition for some meritorious act.

    If you believe there is just cause to include an Augmentation of Honor, please provide the details below.

    Abatement of Dishonor

    An abatement is a modification or addition to a coat of arms, typically ordered by a monarch as a mark of dishonor. 

    According to heraldic writers there are seven dishonourable ordinaries, but there is no record of these abatements being imposed on armigers.  It is possible that they are used as a threat of public disgrace in order to convince the offender to change their ways, or they may have been placed on the arms for a period of time until the offender regained the favor of their sovereign.
    There have been several historical abatements, but they have varied by nationality and by the creative mind of the issuer.

    If you believe there is just cause to include an Abatement of Dishonor, please provide the details below.
    NOTE: An armiger is such voluntarily, which means the arms they bear should suit them and/or their sovereign. If the armiger or the issuer has reason to disregard either the augmentation or the abatement, it can be removed at no additional cost.
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