On a chapeau, two lions supporting a garb proper

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Cecil
• Chein
• Cheine
• Chiene
• Loader
• Winstone
• Wynston

Crest Symbolism:

This crest features two lions standing upon a chapeau, facing one another and supporting a garb (a sheaf of wheat). The chapeau, also known as a cap of maintenance, is a symbol of high dignity, authority, and the maintenance of right; it was historically worn by dukes and commanders. The lion is the king of beasts in heraldry, representing deathless courage, bravery, strength, and noble valour. The garb signifies the harvest of one's hopes, representing plenty, abundance, and agricultural success. Together, the imagery suggests a powerful and courageous defense (the lions) upholding prosperity and abundance (the garb), resting upon a foundation of high dignity (the chapeau).

("Plate 3 Crest 5" Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)