Lion Passant Guardant Upon A Chapeau

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Chedder 
• Cheder 
• Crutchley 
• Edmund 
• Fairfax
• Fitz-Wight
• Gay
• Kenton
• Ravenscroft

Crest Symbolism:

The crest depicts a lion passant guardant, coloured Azure (blue), which represents strength, vigilance, and readiness. The position of the lion, walking with the right forepaw raised and head turned to face the viewer, emphasizes a guardian-like stance. It is ducally crowned proper (in natural colours), signifying nobility, power, and sovereignty. The lion stands upon a chapeau, or Cap of Maintenance, coloured Gules (red) with the brim turned up Argent (silver). Historically, the Cap of Maintenance was a symbol of high dignity and feudal rank, often carried before monarchs or granted to peers, representing the maintenance of authority and justice.

(Plate 4, Crest 5 Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)