Aksak is a

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

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families in the times of the

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History

Kasper Okińczyc was granted with a noble title by King

Jan III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...

in 1683, after the

Battle of Vienna The Battle of Vienna; pl, odsiecz wiedeńska, lit=Relief of Vienna or ''bitwa pod Wiedniem''; ota, Beç Ḳalʿası Muḥāṣarası, lit=siege of Beç; tr, İkinci Viyana Kuşatması, lit=second siege of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mou ...

, together with an estate called Luzinky. He was given also the command over the garrison of the city of Mścisław (modern Mstislav, Belarus), close to the border with

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The name of the coat of arms stems from Okińczyc's personal nickname, possibly a

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word ''aksak'' meaning

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. Possibly Okińczyc received a wound during the battle and started using the term as his nickname and later as a name of the symbol of his family.

Blazon

The blazon exists also with a heart pierced by an arrow, with blood drops.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * Okińczyc family

Gallery

file:POL COA Aksak II.svg, Aksak II variation file:POL COA Aksak III.svg, Aksak III variation, could be also a variation of the

Przyjaciel coat of arms Przyjaciel (Polish for "Friend") also known as "de Pryjatel" and "Amicus" is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several ''szlachta'' (noble) families under the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History The coat of a ...

according to ZnamierowskiAlfred Znamierowski, Herbarz rodowy.

Bibliography

* Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. .

References

Aksak In Ottoman musical theory, ''aksak'' is a rhythmic system in which pieces or sequences, executed in a fast tempo, are based on the uninterrupted reiteration of a matrix, which results from the juxtaposition of rhythmic cells based on the alternati ...