crestless
/ˈkrɛstləs/
adjective
- Lacking a crest (a tuft, ridge, or prominent feature on the head or top).
- The crestless helmet offered no protection for the soldier's head.
- Biologists identified the bird as a crestless species, with a smooth, rounded head.
- The old statue was worn and crestless, its original crown long broken off.
- Having no family coat of arms or heraldic emblem; of low birth or without noble status.
- In medieval times, a crestless family had no claim to land or title.
- The crestless knight could not display a family banner in the tournament.
- He was proud of his crestless lineage, believing that honor came from deeds, not birth.
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