n solemn occasions. Certain English abbots
formerly wore mitres, and they are frequently found as charges in the
arms of abbeys and monasteries. The annexed is a representation of the
mitre of the archbishops and bishops of the church of England, borne
as a mark of distinction over the arms of the see, or over their
paternal achievements, when impaled with the arms of their see. The
prelates of the Protestant Church of England never wear mitres.

[Illustration: MITRE.]

The Bishops of Durham were formerly princes of the Palatinate of
Durham, and wore a ducal coronet surmounted by a mitre. They still
retain the coronet and mitre as an heraldic distinction, borne over
the arms of the bishopric.

MORION. A steel cap or helmet formerly worn by foot soldiers below the
rank of gentlemen.

MOTTO. A word or short sentence inserted in a scroll, which is
generally placed beneath the escutcheon; in some instances it is
placed above the crest. The motto frequently alludes to the name of
the bearer of the arms, as the motto of the Right Honourable Lord
Fortescue--FORTE SCUTUM SALUS DUCUM, a strong shield is the safety of
commanders. Sometimes the motto is the watchword or war-cry in the
battle where the original bearer won the honours that are retained
by his descendants. Generally the motto is founded upon the piety,
loyalty, valour, fortitude, &c. of the persons to whom arms were
granted.

[Illustration: MOUND.]

MOUND. A globe encircled with a band and surmounted with a cross; it
is an ensign of royalty, signifying dominion.

MULLET. From the French word _molette_, the rowel of a spur: it is
generally drawn with five points, as in the annexed example: when more
points are used they are named.

[Illustration: Mullet]

EX. Azure, a mullet or.

MURAILE. A French term for walled.

MURREY. A word used by ancient armorists instead of sanguine.

NAIANT. A French term for swimming. This term is used in Heraldry when
a fish is drawn in an horizontal position.

[Illustration: Naiant]

EX. Argent, a salmon proper, naiant, its head towards the sinister
side of the shield.

NAISSANT. A French word signifying coming out. It is used when a lion
or any other animal appears to be rising out of the centre of an
ordinary.

[Illustration: Naissant]

EX. Or, from the midst of a fess, gules, a lion rampant naissant.

NEBULE, or NEBULY. A French word, signifying cloudy, represented by a
curved line, thus--

[Illustration: NE