An eight pointed cross, originally the emblem of the Order of St John but now quite distinct from the present emblem of the Order, which is the Maltese Cross. It is similar to the Cross Formé having the arms expanding toward the ends and may be flat or concave at the outer edges. Unlike the Cross Formé however the extremities of the arms do not reach the edge of the field.
Paté is also sometimes used to describe a dovetailed charge, each dovetail resembling one quarter of the cross paté, from which the term is derived.
Cross paté concaved, termed also obscurely Cross paté
blemished in early works. Also encountered in
early works as Cross paté rebated crescentwise or Cross paté
rebated
or
blemished.
Cross paté convexed, cross paté globical or cross paté circulated or circuled. This cross is drawn with curved lines having its extremities also convexed. It is sometimes called a cross alésé paté, superfluously, since a cross paté is ever alésé (i.e. couped) and also mistakenly cross paté flanched.
per pale arg and gu a cross paté crenellé counterchanged.
Cross paté crenellé or Cross crenellé paté
Cross paté crossed, called also a cross crosslet paté and, less accurately, a cross crossed paté .
Cross paté with an engrail in each point
Cross paté entire or throughout, sometimes called fixed and firme, being attached to the sides of the shield. This blazon is better known as Cross_Formé
Cross paté fixed and notched, or escartelled at each end, having a square piece cut out of it. It has been blazoned Cross pattée each end a label issuant, but if the label and field are alike, a cross demi sarcelled. This is better blazoned Cross_Formé notched
Cross Paté fitché or fitched has the under limb brought to a point instead of spreading. It is also called a Canterbury Cross, four of which appear on the arms of the See of Canterbury.
Cross Paté fitché rebated, having the point broken off.
Cross Paté double fitché.
Cross Paté double fitché of all four. Compare with Anchored Cross
Cross Paté Fitché at the foot.
Cross Paté fitché at all points.
Cross Paté fitché disjoined, also termed a Cross Paté disjoined fitché of all four or disjoined in the centre.
Cross Paté fitché lambeau or Cross Paté fitché on a label in base.
Cross Paté fleury, flory, fleuretté, etc. has the extremities each terminating in a fleur-de-lis.
Three fusils in cross the fourth fitched
Also called a Cross Paté fusil fitché.
Cross Paté in fess and moline in pale, that is, with the extremities in pale ending like the cross moline, and the transverse pieces like one limb of the cross paté.
The Cross Patonce Paté is a version of the Cross Patonce having its limbs further splayed in the manner of the Cross Paté.
Cross patriarchal paté fleury at the foot.
Cross Paté pierced of the field or fimbriated. It might also be blazoned arg a cross sa surmounted of another arg.
Cross Paté double rebated.
This cross is sometimes found blazoned Cross Paté fixed or throughout, double rebated.
Cross Paté moline bears a close resemblance to the Cross Paté double fitché of all four, differing inasmuch as the extremities are half turned like the moline.
Cross Paté
pommeté, charged with another
paté.
Cross Paté sarcelled at foot.
Cross paté bottony voided. The vaguer terms a cross paté invecked, a cross pommeté, and Cross patté bottony mascled may sometimes be encountered in early works.
