| An ancient cap of state (See Chappeau). This appears to be a term dating to the mid 15th century most sources conflate it with the French term bycroket. The abacot is often described as a cap, the upper part in the form of a double crown. The bycoket is described as a cap with a peak at the front and rear. In heraldic terms this appears to be nothing more or less than the standard heraldic Chappeau, the two crowns entering the description from an account of King Henry wearing one garnished with two crowns. The above mentioned source surmises that the crowns were that of England and France, Edward III made claim to the throne of France and adopted its symbols around 1339) |