Gregory the Great and St
Preserved but no longer current.
Prisca. Emblemati- cally or in heraldry the eagle is a charge of great honour. It was called the Bird of Jove y the Romans, and borne on their army standards. France (under the Empires), Austria, Prussia and Russia adopted it as a royal or imperial emblem.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Gregory the Great and St” mean?
Prisca. Emblemati- cally or in heraldry the eagle is a charge of great honour. It was called the Bird of Jove y the Romans, and borne on their army standards. France (under the Empires), Austria, Prussia and Russia adopted it as a royal or imperial emblem.
Is “Gregory the Great and St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.