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Definition: Assumptive arms
Assumptive
\As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,
fr. assumere.]
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by
assumption; making unwarranted claims. --
As*sump"tive*ly,
adv.
[1913 Webster]
Assumptive arms (Her.), originally, arms which a person had
a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,
those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
--Percy Smith.
[1913 Webster]