5 x 11: The Code of Heraldry

In accordance with our methodological approach to heraldic parophony, we report the development of a new semantic proposition for the crest in the coat of arms of Matos: “a lion issuant or, armed and langued azure, holding in his right paw a branch of pine vert”.

Semantic levels: one or more.
Discretion index: medium.
Denominant's verbalization: Portuguese.
Designant's verbalization: Portuguese.
Heraldic plot: agricultural.
Implied quotation: (?) Book of Judges 9: 48-49.
Canting impression: “mato” (Portuguese » bush).
Virtual trace: shield » figuration » pine tree.
Denominant's origin: autochthonous.
Credibility: good.
Cypher: 141.