pairle

English

Noun

pairle (plural pairles)

1. (heraldry, uncommon) A pall.
   • 1722, Alexander Nisbet, A System of Heraldry Speculative and Practical, page 195:

     Azure, a Pairle Or.

   • 1886, Walford Dakin Selby, The Genealogist, page 228:

     As to its position, examples of its use in bend, in saltire, and even in pairle, are to be found without difficulty. It may be well to remark that the position of charges in pairle is a very common one in German heraldry, […]

   • 1928, United States. National Guard Bureau, Official National Guard Register, page 58:

     The trail entered Covington from the northeast and went out through Conecuh. In general, Conecuh, Butler, and Covington Counties are at the three ends of a Y (pairle). By notching the pairle the old trail is exactly indicated.