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North York, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 152
Arms of John Angus McDougaldBlazonQuarterly, 1st per bend Argent and Azure a lion rampant counterchanged armed and langued Gules, 2nd Or a hand couped fesswise grasping a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad Sable sails furled and a beacon at the mast-head proper, 4th per bend Argent and Or a sprig of oak Vert fructed Or, overall on a pale Gules a tierce Or and in chief a martlet Argent; SymbolismThe arms are based on those of Mr. McDougald’s cousin, Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Joseph MacDougald. The design of a lion, a hand holding a cross and a ship in the first three quarters is based on the Scottish arms of MacDonald, to which Clan MacDougall is related. |
CrestBlazonA lion’s gamb erased Vert grasping a rod terminating in a fleur-de-lis Argent; SymbolismThis design is based on the crest of the chief of the Clan MacDougall, composed of a hand holding a cross. |
MottoBlazonVINCERE VEL MORI; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “To conquer or die.” It is the traditional motto of the Scottish Clan MacDougall. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh. 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, 24 July 1963. |