Săl'tiēr, n.

noun

(săl'teer), n. [O. Fr. saulteur, saultoir, N. Fr. sautoir, from saulter, sauter, Lat. saltare, to leap. See SALTANT.]

  1. (Her.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X; one of the nine greater or honorable ordinaries.
  2. One who leaps or dances.
A shield bearing a broad, hatched saltire.