Rouge Croix.

One of the pursuivants of the heraldic establishment. So called from the red cross of St. George, the patron saint of England.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Rota or Rota Men
Rota Aristotelica (Aristotle’s wheel)
Rota Romana
Rote
Rothschild [Red Shield]
Rotten Row
Rotundity of the Belt (Washington Irving)
Roué
Rouen
Rouge (A)
Rouge Croix
Rouge Dragon
Rouge et Noir (French, red and black)
Rough-hewn
Rough Music
Rough-shod
Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
Roughs (The)
Rouncival
Round