helmteken

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of helm (“helmet”) +‎ teken (“sign, marking”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛlmˌteː.kən/ Hyphenation: helm‧te‧ken === Noun === helmteken n (plural helmtekens, diminutive helmtekentje n) (heraldry) a crest, bearing worn tusually on a helmet or other headdress above the shield, or sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield the same used separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads and the like