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A latticed gate with spiked feet and chains at its upper corners.
Also known as: Portcullis chained
A castle gate drawn as a square lattice with pointed feet and a ring and chain at each top corner. A badge of the Tudors and, through them, the emblem of the Palace of Westminster.
A square grating of crossed bars with spiked lower ends and a ring and chain at each upper corner.
A badge of the Beaufort family taken up by the Tudor dynasty, and now the emblem of the Palace of Westminster and of both Houses of Parliament.
United Kingdom
A square lattice of crossed vertical and horizontal bars with pointed spikes along its bottom edge and a ring and chain at each top corner.