vert

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   historical forest law: green vegetation in a forest, especially as cover or food for game

   The charter protected both the venison and the vert of the royal forest.

2. 2
   noun

   heraldry: the color green

   The shield displayed a silver stag on a field of vert.

3. 3
   adj

   heraldry: green in color

   A vert border surrounded the golden emblem.

From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, 'green,' ultimately from Latin viridis. Medieval forest law used it for green vegetation protected as habitat or food for game, while heraldry retained it as the conventional name for green.

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