a. Her. (See quot. 1889.)
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, I. v. § 45. A Cross Patee Entyre, (or Fixed or Firme).
1889. Elvin, Dict. Heraldry, 61. Firme, a term used for a cross pattée, when it extends to each side of the shield: the same as a cross pattée throughout, or entire.
