Canton — may refer to: *Canton (administrative division), a territorial subdivision of a country **Cantons of Belgium **Cantons of Bolivia **Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina: a subdivision of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina **Canada: Canadian… … Wikipedia
canton — 1520s, from M.Fr. canton piece, portion of a country (13c.), from It. (Lombard dialect) cantone region, especially in the mountains, augmentive of L. canto section of a country, lit. corner (see CANT (Cf. cant) (2)). Originally in English a term… … Etymology dictionary
canton — [kan′tən, kan′tän΄; kan tän′; ] for vt. 2 [ kan tän′, kantōn′ & ] Brit [, kən to͞on′] n. [Fr < It cantone < LL cantus: see CANT2] 1. any of the political divisions of a country or territory; specif., a) any of the states in the Swiss… … English World dictionary
heraldry — heraldist, n. /her euhl dree/, n., pl. heraldries. 1. the science of armorial bearings. 2. the art of blazoning armorial bearings, of settling the rights of persons to bear arms or to use certain bearings, of tracing and recording genealogies, of … Universalium
Heraldry — The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms) Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning … Wikipedia
canton — cantonal, adj. cantonalism, n. /kan tn, ton, kan ton / for 1 7; /kan ton , tohn or/, esp. Brit., / toohn / for 8, n. 1. a small territorial district, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation. 2. (in a department of France) a division of… … Universalium
Canton — This is a very interesting surname of medieval origins. Although quite rare, with scattered recordings it has no less than four coats of arms, two from England and two from Ireland. It is polygenetic, meaning that it appeared in different… … Surnames reference
canton — noun 1. /ˈkæntɒn / (say kanton), /kænˈtɒn / (say kan ton) a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation. 2. /ˈkæntɒn / (say kanton), /kænˈtɒn / (say kan ton) a subdivision of a French arrondissement. 3.… …
canton — noun 1》 kantɒn, kan tɒn a political or administrative subdivision of a country. ↘a state of the Swiss Confederation. 2》 kant(ə)n Heraldry a square charge smaller than a quarter and positioned in the upper (usually dexter) corner of a shield.… … English new terms dictionary
Canton — n. & v. n. 1 a a subdivision of a country. b a State of the Swiss confederation. 2 Heraldry a square division, less than a quarter, in the upper (usu. dexter) corner of a shield. v.tr. 1 put (troops) into quarters. 2 divide into cantons.… … Useful english dictionary
