raise to the ermine (English, verb)
expansion: raise to the ermine (third-person singular simple present raises to the ermine, present participle raising to the ermine, simple past and past participle raised to the ermine)
Senses:
glosses: To ennoble; to appoint someone to the House of Lords or the judiciary.
tags: Commonwealth
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: Of a person, to increase in status by adding an ermine fur pattern to a coat of arms.
Forms:
form: raises to the ermine
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: raising to the ermine
tags: participle
present
form: raised to the ermine
tags: participle
past
form: raised to the ermine
tags: past