Hinckaert knot
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| Family | Hinckaert family |
| Region | Netherlands |
| Notes: Named for Philip Hinckaert, maître d'hôtel to Philip the Handsome in the late 15th century. | |
The Hinckaert knot, a type of decorative
heraldic badge, where a semi-angular form is used as canting arms
, a common practice with heraldic badges.
The name "Hinckaert" is delineated as a derivation of hincken, "to limp", in the badge. Hence the center crutch, and the buckle on the knot, implying that it is a strap used to attach the crutch to the leg.née Gasparine.[1]
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