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Join us at The Clan and Family Gathering in Edinburgh on 25 July 2009 ... and the first Durie Family Gathering on Sunday 26th

New Durie DNA Project unveiled

Rossend Castle Single Malt Whisky available

 

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THE HERALDIC MEANING OF THE MOTTO

bulletThere are two versions of the motto in Durie Arms:
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Steadfast   and    

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Confido (meaning 'I trust', possibly a contraction of Confido Deo, 'I trust in God'; or it could mean 'have confidence in', 'be confident of' or 'rely upon', depending whether or not it is treated as a semideponent verb)

bulletThe motto is inside an escrol (scroll)

The Arms shown are representative only and not official, derived from the Arms of Durie of Durie

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