fitché, -ée, a. Her.
(ˈfɪtʃeɪ)
Also anglicized fitchy.
[ad. Fr. fiché, fichée, pa. pple. of ficher to fix.]
Fixed: applied to a cross, the lower extremity of which is sharpened to a point.
| 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 64 b, S. beareth Sable twoo Delphines d'Argent, addorsez hariant, betwene sixe Crosses Botony Fitche. a 1661 Fuller Worthies (1662) 141 A Cross Patee fitchee betwixt the Attire. 1864 Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. vi. 29 When the shaft of any Cross is pointed at the base, it is said to be Fitchée. |