| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hanoverian Shield | Literature | This escutcheon used to be added to the arms of England; it was placed in the centre of the shield to show that the House of Hanover came to the crown by election, and not by conquest. Conquerors strike out arms of a conquered country, and place their own in lieu. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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