- The Governor General of Canada
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David Neil Hossie
Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
February 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 43
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a chevron wavy Azure between in chief two garbs Tenné and in base a fir tree proper;
Crest
A horse passant Argent;
Motto
NEMO ME REGIT;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The garbs and the fir tree possibly refer respectively to Saskatchewan, where Mr. Hossie grew up, and to British Columbia, where he later lived.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The horse is possibly a canting reference to the name Hossie.
Motto
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. This Latin phrase meaning “Nobody governs me” possibly refers to the horse in the Crest, which is unbridled.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 17, 2018, in Volume 152, page 901 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 December 1947.