Sir Thomas Lucy
Preserved but no longer current.
According to Feme's Blazon of Gentry (1586) the arms of the Lucy family were "Gules, three lucies hariant, argent," but Dugdale (Warwickshire, 1656) gives a repre- sentation of a quartering of the Lucy arms where the "dozen white luces" are shown.
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 “Sir Thomas Lucy” mean?
According to Feme's Blazon of Gentry (1586) the arms of the Lucy family were "Gules, three lucies hariant, argent," but Dugdale (Warwickshire, 1656) gives a repre- sentation of a quartering of the Lucy arms where the "dozen white luces" are shown.
Is “Sir Thomas Lucy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.