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Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of Arms
June 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 259
Arms of Duncan Kent ToddBlazonArgent on a fess Sable seven piles reversed throughout Or between in chief two foxes’ masks proper and in base a cross-crosslet Sable; SymbolismThe Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The foxes, or “tods” in Scottish dialect, represent a pun on Mr. Todd’s name. The cross may allude to his grandfather the Reverend Hollis Davillo Todd, who was a minister of religion |
CrestBlazonA demi-fox guardant proper gorged of a collar Sable charged with five piles reversed throughout Or; SymbolismThe fox repeats the symbolism of the Arms. |
MottoBlazonOPORTET VIVERE; SymbolismThis Latin phrase meaning “One must live” is the traditional motto of Todd families. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 27, 2021 in Volume 155, page 1316 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 October 1954. |