Slogan (heraldry)

A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto. It usually appears above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes it appears as a secondary motto beneath the shield.^[1] The word slogan dates from 1513. It is a variant of the earlier slogorn, which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm (sluagh "army", "host" + gairm "cry").^[2] In other regions it is called a war-cry.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference WoodcockRobinson-p112 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Merriam-Webster (2003), p. 1174
^ war-cries on heraldica.org

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[Merriam-Webster-p1174-2] Merriam-Webster (2003), p. 1174

[3] war-cries on heraldica.org

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