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        "owners"
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      "INF.MED"
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    "definition": "In heraldry, a cat used as a charge on a coat of arms, shown in conventional attitudes such as passant or salient; variants include the cat herissonne (with bristling fur).",
    "what_it_is_for": "A symbol in coats of arms, often associated with vigilance or liberty.",
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      "blazon it correctly",
      "identify arms that bear it",
      "draw it in heraldic style",
      "research its symbolism"
    ],
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      "Heraldic charge, not an animal entry",
      "Blazoned by attitude and tincture",
      "Less common than lions",
      "Symbolism varies by source"
    ],
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      "Cat shape distinct from lions",
      "Attitudes such as passant guardant",
      "Wildcat or cat-a-mountain in blazon"
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      "cat passant",
      "cat salient",
      "cat-a-mountain (wildcat)",
      "cat herissonne"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "heraldic charge",
        "why": "category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "appears on",
        "target": "coat of arms",
        "why": "context"
      },
      {
        "relation": "depicts",
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        "why": "subject"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is confused with",
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        "why": "similar charge"
      }
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      "Heraldic authorities such as the College of Arms or Court of the Lord Lyon"
    ],
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      "Confusing cats and lions",
      "Unsourced symbolism"
    ],
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    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
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      "may": [
        "Identify and describe a cat charge in a coat of arms using heraldic terms.",
        "Report the arms that bear it from heraldic records."
      ],
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        "Confuse the heraldic charge with a living cat in data or analysis.",
        "Attribute a coat of arms to a family or body that has no right to it.",
        "Use protected arms in ways that imply official endorsement."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Granting or registering new arms."
      ]
    },
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      "considerations": [
        "Arms carry identity and sometimes legal protection; misuse misleads people."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Armigers and their families",
        "Civic bodies with arms"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The armiger who bears the arms; heraldic authorities grant and record them where they exist.",
      "master_systems": [
        "Heraldic authority registers of arms"
      ]
    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q2961479: cat",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-de",
      "title": "Wikipedia (de): Katze (Wappentier)",
      "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katze_%28Wappentier%29",
      "url_status": "live",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink",
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        "id": "blazon",
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        "description": "Describing it.",
        "rationale": "Blazon is precise.",
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            "id": "attitude",
            "name": "Attitude",
            "description": "Pose.",
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              {
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                "name": "Attitude",
                "description": "Attitude.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "In what attitude is the cat shown?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is it guardant?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "tincture",
            "name": "Tincture",
            "description": "Colours.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "tincture-finding",
                "name": "Tincture",
                "description": "Tincture.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What tincture is it and on what field?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the blazon complete?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
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      {
        "id": "arms",
        "name": "Arms",
        "description": "Where it appears.",
        "rationale": "Arms need sources.",
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          {
            "id": "bearers",
            "name": "Bearers",
            "description": "Families and places.",
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                "id": "bearers-finding",
                "name": "Bearers",
                "description": "Bearers.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which arms bear a cat?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "From which armorial?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "grant",
            "name": "Grant",
            "description": "Authority.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "grant-finding",
                "name": "Grant",
                "description": "Grant.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Were the arms officially granted?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "By which authority?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "meaning",
        "name": "Meaning",
        "description": "Symbolism.",
        "rationale": "Symbolism is often speculative.",
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          {
            "id": "symbolism",
            "name": "Symbolism",
            "description": "Associations.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "symbolism-finding",
                "name": "Symbolism",
                "description": "Symbolism.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What symbolism is attributed, and by which source?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is it canting (a pun on the name)?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "history",
            "name": "History",
            "description": "Use over time.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "history-finding",
                "name": "History",
                "description": "History.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "When did cats appear in heraldry?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "In which regions?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "art",
        "name": "Art",
        "description": "Drawing.",
        "rationale": "Heraldic art has conventions.",
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          {
            "id": "drawing",
            "name": "Drawing",
            "description": "Style.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "drawing-finding",
                "name": "Drawing",
                "description": "Heraldic drawing.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How is a heraldic cat drawn?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How is it distinguished from a lion?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "senses",
            "name": "Senses",
            "description": "Disambiguation.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "senses-finding",
                "name": "Senses",
                "description": "Other senses.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is the domestic cat meant instead?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should heraldic charges be linked to animal entries?",
    "How should blazon be recorded?",
    "How should arms bearing it be listed?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}