- Crucisignatus
- Latin term for 'signed with the cross', i.e. crusaders. They wore a tunic of white with a cross in red on the chest. -Cf. Crusades
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
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