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Leverett House, Harvard University
Registration number 20060927G
This certifies that the heraldic arms of Leverett House, Harvard University are registered as an original design and are described by the blazon below
Arms: Argent a chevron between three leverets courant Sable.
Source
Joo-Hee Chung, "What are the meanings of the house and graduate school shields?", Harvard Crimson 11/01/2001
Design rationale
Leverett House was named after John Leverett, who was President of Harvard from 1708 to 1724. A leveret is a hare less than one year old. It comes from the diminutive form of the French word “lievre” and also the Latin word “Lepus,” which means hare. This inspired the rabbit motif on the Leverett House shield.
Registered by
Michael Swanson
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