Cross degraded and conjoined
(French: Croix perroné)
A cross with three degrees (steps) or grieces affixed to each end, and brought close to the top, base and sides of the shield. It is by some blazoned a cross issuing from twelve degrees.
Cross
degraded: a cross, the extremities of which are each fixed on one step or degree.
Also blazoned a cross issuing from four degrees.
