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Dictionary of Vexillology: H (Habited - Haurient)

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HABITED (or HABILLÉ)
HAFTED (or HAFT)
HALBRUNDSCHILD
HALF MAST (or HALF STAFF) A FLAG
HALF MOON
HALO (or HALOED)
HALYARD (or HALLIARD)
HAMBURGIAN CORONET
HANDGUARD
HANDLED (or HANDLE)
HANDSCHYNIE
HANDSIGNE
HANDWAVER (or HANDFLAG)
HANGING FLAG
HANSEATENKREUZ
HANSEATIC CROSS (or HANSA CROSS)
HARNYSED (or HARNESSED)
HATA-SASHIMONO
HATCHING
HATCHMENT
HAURIENT

HABITED (or HABILLÉ)

A heraldic term used to describe the customary clothing (the "habit") of a monk or friar – habillé – but see ‘vested’ (also ‘clad’).

Flag of Münchenwiler, Switzerland (fotw); Arms of Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria (ICH); Flag and Arms of Antunovac, Croatia (fotw)

HAFTED (or HAFT)

The heraldic term used when the handle of a hammer or an axe/mace (or of a similar tool/weapon) is of a different tincture to its head – but see ‘hilted’ (also ‘barbed’, ‘garnished’, ‘shafted’ and ‘tincture’).

Flag of Curtilles, Switzerland (fotw); Arms and Flag of Lhota u Vsetína, Czechia (Wikipedia & fotw); Arms of Štěchovice, Czechia (fotw)

HALBRUNDSCHILD

The German term for a round-bottomed shield - see 'Spanish-style shield'.

Arms of Falkensee, Germany (Wikipedia)

HALF MAST (or HALF STAFF) A FLAG

(v & adj) To fly a flag at a point below its normal position, with the upper edge of the flag about a third of the length of the flag pole, or at least a flag’s width, from the truck, as a sign of mourning (see also ‘dip, at the’, ‘draping’, ‘flag pole’, ‘full mast’, ‘length’ and ‘truck’).

National Flag of the US at Half Mast (google.com)

Please note that a flag should, if the proper procedure is followed, be first raised right up to the truck before being lowered to its half-mast position, and raised once again to the truck before being lowered completely.

HALF MOON

A term sometimes (inaccurately) used in place of crescent – see ‘crescent 1)’.

Flag of South Carolina, US (fotw)

HALO

In heraldry see ‘nimbus’

Flag and Arms of Koprivničko-Ivanec, Croatia (fotw)

HALYARD

A length of thin rope or cable by means of which flags might be hoisted and lowered on a flag pole, mast or yardarm (see also ‘Appendix I’, ‘flag pole’, ‘mast’ and ‘yardarm’).

HAMBURGIAN CORONET

A specific form of the mural crown and related directly to the city of Hamburg, Germany – see ‘mural crown 1)’

Klaus-Michael Schneider)

HANDGUARD

1) In Spanish military usage and possibly some others, a metal guard fixed to the staff of a military colour so as to protect the bearer’s right hand (originally in combat) – a gardamano (see also ‘colour 2)’, ‘colours 2)’ and ‘staff 2)’).
2) See ‘saber’

A Handguard According to Spanish Regulations (Reglamento de Banderas Actualizado)

HANDLED (or HANDLE)

A term sometimes used to describe the hilt and pommel of a sword or dagger and the haft of a hammer, axe or other tool – but see ‘hafted’ and ‘hilted’ (also ‘shafted’).

Arms and Flag of Drahenice, Czechia (fotw); Arms and Flag of Härjedalen, Sweden (Wikipedia & fotw)

HANDSCHYNIE

A Scottish term, now obsolete, for a miniature square banner.

HANDSIGNE

A 16th/17th Century variant spelling, now obsolete, of ensign – see ‘ensign 1)’ and ‘ensign 4)’ (also 'ancient 2)').

Handsigne/Ensign, English c1590 (fotw); Handsigne/Ensign, English c1620 (fotw)

HANDWAVER (or HANDFLAG)

A small flag, usually made of either fabric or paper, fitted to a short stick and intended to be waved by hand (see also ‘flaglet’ and ‘table flag’).

HANGING FLAG

A long vertically orientated flag - originally of Germanic origin and now characteristic of both German speaking and other Central European countries – a vertical flag - it is square-ended or swallow tailed, usually consists of the main flag charge and livery colours (with its first or main colour next to the head of the pole) and is specifically designed to be hung by its top edge from a horizontal pole attached to a building - not to be confused with the banner as defined herein and the similar (but usually shorter and more elaborately designed) gonfalon (see also ‘banner 2)’, ‘bannerhead’, ‘flag charge’, ‘gonfalon 1)’, ‘inner edge’, ‘livery colours’, ‘outer edge’, ‘outrigger flag’, ‘rotated’ and ‘vertically hoisted flag 1)’).

Hanging Flag of Neustadt/Weinstrasse, Germany (fotw); Hanging Flag of Iserlohn, Germany (fotw); Hanging Flag of Altena, Germany (fotw).

Notes
a) The Editors have adopted strict German vexillological practice in that they have drawn a precisely defined distinction between a hanging flag and a banner, however:
b) These terms are often (sometimes officially) regarded as synonymous and are (apparently) considered interchangeable.

HANSEATENKREUZ

See ‘Hanseatic cross’.

House Flag of G.H. Wappäus c1840, Hamburg (fotw)

HANSEATIC CROSS (or HANSA CROSS)

The term – and a direct translation of the German Hanseatenkreuz - for a war war service medal issued by the former Hanseatic cities of Hamburg, Lübeck and Bremen from 1915 - 1918, and which is sometimes used to describe a red, cross pattée of Germanic, particularly (but not exclusively) Hanseatic origin – see ‘cross pattée’ (also ‘cross 2)’ and ‘iron cross’).

The Hanseatic Crosses of Hamburg, Lübeck and Bremen (Hanseatic Cities), Flag of the German Society for Rescuing the Shipwrecked (fotw), The Arms of Vegesack, Bremen, Germany (CS)

Notes
a) The above terms should only be used when the cross pattée being described is red and/or is of a Hanseatic origin.
b) Information suggests that this term (describing a cross as defined above) dates from the early 19th century and the formation of volunteer corps from the former Hanseatic cities who took such a cross as one of their emblems.

Flag of the Hamburg Citizen’s Militia 1814 – 1858 (fotw)

HARNYSED (or HARNESSED)

The heraldic term used when a human figure is clad in armour – but see ‘vambraced’ (also ‘armoured’ and ‘armed 2)’.

Flag of Collex-Bossy, Switzerland (fotw); Arms of Šentjur pri Celju, Slovenia (fotw); State Flag of Lithuania (fotw); Arms and Flag of Aldeia de Paio Pires, Portugal (fotw)

HATA-SASHIMONO

See ‘daimyo flags’.

HATCHING

1) In heraldry, a widely employed system of lines, dots and slashes used to indicate tinctures on a monochrome illustration – the Petra Santa method (see also ‘tinctures’ and ‘monochrome 1)’).

2) In vexillology, as 1) above but also used randomly to give a textural appearance to certain charges (see also ‘charge 1)’).

From left: Gules, Azure, Vert. Purpure, Sable, Or and Argent

Please note with regard to 1) that this method of depicting tinctures on a black and white illustration was created in 1638, however, it is suggested that a glossary or dictionary of heraldry be consulted if full details are required.

HATCHMENT

See ‘achievement 2)’.

Hatchment/Achievement of Arms of the Late Sir Winston Churchill, UK (Churchill Society)

HAURIENT

The heraldic term used when a fish is in the erect position (see also ‘naiant’ and ‘urinant’).

Flag and Arms of Nordreisa, Norway (fotw); Flag of Figaró-Montmany, Spain (fotw)

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