The Sun and the Rose
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The cognizance of the House of York. The Swan with Three Necks. See SWAN.
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 “The Sun and the Rose” mean?
The cognizance of the House of York. The Swan with Three Necks. See SWAN.
Is “The Sun and the Rose” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.