the knight carried a shield with a cross painted thereupon

  • 1there|up|on — «THAIR uh PON, PN», adverb. 1. immediately after that: »The President appeared. Thereupon the people clapped. 2. because of that; therefore: »The stolen jewels were found in his room; thereupon he was put in jail. 3. on that; on it: »The knight… …

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