Patonce

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patonce \Pa*tonce"\ (p[.a]*t[o^]ns"), a. [Cf. F. patte d'once
     paw of an ounce.] (Her.)
     Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end;
     -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of {Cross}.
     [1913 Webster]