Łękawica is an heraldic ordinary in the shape of 2 joined

chevrons Chevron (often relating to V-shaped patterns) may refer to: Science and technology * Chevron (aerospace), sawtooth patterns on some jet engines * Chevron (anatomy), a bone * '' Eulithis testata'', a moth * Chevron (geology), a fold in rock l ...

, similar to letter W. Usually, it is of the colour of or (gold), azure (blue), or

argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to ...

(white).

Usage

It was used in the several coat of arms of

heraldic clan A heraldic clan (''ród herbowy''), in Poland, comprised all the noble ('' szlachta'') bearers of the same coat of arms. The members of a heraldic clan were not necessarily linked by consanguinity. The concept was unique to Polish heraldry. Hi ...

s of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

, including:

Abdank Abdank is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Blazoning Gules '' łękawica'' argent, crest: łąkawica as in arms. History According ...

and its variants,K. Niesiecki, ''Powiększony dodatkami z poźniejszych autorów rękopismów, dowodów, urzędowych i wydany przez Jana Nep. Bobrowicza, J.N. Bobrowicz'', vol. 2, p. 1-7.

Dębno Dębno (german: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. After the Migration Period, the area was populated by West Slavic peoples sinc ...

, and Dowgiałło. It also appears in the coat of arms of several towns, including

Krośniewice Krośniewice is a town in Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,258 inhabitants (2020). Transport The European routes E30 and E75 used to intersect in the town until a bypass was built around the town in 2010. The main railway betw ...

and

Żary Żary (pronounced , german: Sorau, dsb, Žarow) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999. Previously it was located within Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the admin ...

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Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej.

Obertyn Obertyn ( uk, Обертин, pl, Obertyn, he, אוברטין, also Obertin) is an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ( region) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Obertyn settlement hromada, ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

, and

Vietka Vietka ( be, Ветка, pl, Wietka) is a small, historical town in Belarus, situated on the bank of the Sozh River. It is the principal centre in Vietka Rajon in Gomel Region. It was established in 1685 by the Old Believer Priest Group (a bran ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

, as well as the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Osięciny, Poland. Additionally, it appears in the emblem of the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade of the

Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces ( uk, Сухопу́тні військá Збрóйних сил Украї́ни), also known as the Ukrainian Army, are the land forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They ...

Gallery

POL COA Abdank.svg, Abdank coat of arms. POL COA Dębno.svg,

Dębno coat of arms Dębno - is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Battle cry is not Dębno, that is the Polish town it is associated with in history. Means Oak woods or ...

. POL COA Dowgiałło.png, Dowgiałło coat of arms. POL Krośniewice COA.svg, Coat of arms of

. Coat of Arms of Vietka, Belarus.svg, Coar of arms of

Obertyn coat of arms.svg, Coat of arms of

. POL Żary COA.svg, Coat of arms of

. POL gmina Osięciny COA.svg, Coat of arms of the municipality of Osięciny. Alex K Ivan Vygovskyi.svg, Private coat of arms of

Ivan Vyhovsky Ivan Vyhovsky ( uk, Іван Виговський; pl, Iwan Wyhowski / Jan Wyhowski; date of birth unknown, died 1664), a Ukrainian military and political figure and statesman, served as hetman of the Zaporizhian Host and of the Cossack Hetma ...

. 58 ОМПБр.svg, Emblem of the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade.

References

Bibliography

* K. Niesiecki, ''Powiększony dodatkami z poźniejszych autorów rękopismów, dowodów, urzędowych i wydany przez Jana Nep. Bobrowicza, J.N. Bobrowicz'', vol. 2, Lipsk: Breitkopf i Haertel, 1839. * Tadeusz Gajl, ''Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku: ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów''. L&L, 2007. . {{DEFAULTSORT:lekawica Polish heraldry Heraldic ordinaries