annulet

[In Fr. annelet; Ital. aneletto; from Lat. annulus or anulus = a ring.] IMG:content-0557.png:[blocks in formation] II. Her.: A ring borne on an escutcheon. (In heraldic descriptions the colour of the annulet must always be expre ed.) *(a) Formerly it stood as the symbol of nobility and jurisdiction, being the gage of the royal favour and protection [See ANNULUM ET BACULUM.) (b) Now it is the mark of distinction which the fifth ANNULET. son in a family bears on his coat of arms. ăn-nu-lět-ty, a. [Eng. annulet; -y.] Pertaining to an annulet; annulated, or ringed. (Glo . of Arch .)