in trian aspect

English

The dice in the arms on the left are shown in trian aspect, while the dice in the arms on the right are shown face-on.

Etymology

Related to trine (“threefold”), Latin tria (trēs).

Pronunciation

• in + IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪən/ + aspect

Prepositional phrase

in trian aspect

1. (heraldry, rare) Positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.)
   • 1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 24:

     In trian aspect means between passant and affronty. [...] Gules, on a mount vert a stork in trian aspect to the sinister […]

   • 2016 February 17, John Harley, The World of William Byrd: Musicians, Merchants and Magnates, Routledge, →ISBN:

     4 The Byrd arms show three gold stags' heads cut off at the neck ('erased') and turned to the viewer's left ('in trian aspect'), on a black ('sable') field. 'Sable' is confirmed by College […]

   • 2020 April 20, Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, eBook Partnership, →ISBN, page 4685:

     Supporters — Dexter, a sea-lion azure, mane and head in trian aspect argent, langued gules, crowned with a crown tridenty gold; sinister, a seahorse azure, head and neck argent and crowned also with a crown tridenty gold, […]