A representation of the increasing
moon, often used as an emblem or badge
Any one of three orders of knighthood;
the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in
1268; the second by René of Anjou, in 1448; and the third
by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon
foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable
services.
The emblem of the
increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat
of arms] -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a
second son and his descendants.
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