有一臂或數臂末端形如階梯的十字架，在紋章中通常四臂皆呈梯狀。若非做為紋章圖案，可能主體如拉丁十字架，但僅垂直臂下方呈階梯形，有如立於山上的十字架。

階級十字架(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
髑髏地十字架(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
chieh chi shih tzu chia (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jiē jí shí zì jià (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jie ji shi zi jia (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
graded crosses(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
graded cross(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
crosses, graded(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
degraded crosses(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
crosses perronnee(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
cross perronnee(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
croix perronnée(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,U)
croci gradinate(P,,U,Italian-偏好,D,U,U)
croce gradinata(,U,Italian-非偏好,AD,U,U)
croce scalinata(,U,Italian-非偏好,UF,U,U)
croci scalinate(,U,Italian-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物理特質層面
........設計元素 (層級名)
............設計元素 (特質)
................母題
....................十字架 (紋飾)
........................階級十字架

product(s) needing/produced by are....

髑髏地十字架

英文....	Crosses having arms terminating in steplike forms, in heraldry typically affecting all four arms. In other contexts, often a Latin cross with only the lower arm terminating in the steplike form, as if the cross were standing on a mount.

階級十字架............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
髑髏地十字架............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
graded crosses............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
graded cross............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
crosses, graded............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
degraded crosses............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
crosses perronnee............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
cross perronnee............	[VP]
.................	Scott-Giles and Brooke-Little, Boutell's Heraldry (1966)
croix perronnée............	[VP]
.................	Scott-Giles and Brooke-Little, Boutell's Heraldry (1966)
croci gradinate............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
croce gradinata............	[VP]
.................	ICCD database (1988-)
croce scalinata............	[VP]
.................	ICCD database (1988-)
croci scalinate............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Getty AAT: 300310673 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300310673
聯合目錄： 階級十字架 、髑髏地十字架 、chieh chi shih tzu chia 、jiē jí shí zì jià 、jie ji shi zi jia 、graded crosses 、graded cross 、crosses, graded 、degraded crosses 、crosses perronnee 、cross perronnee 、croix perronnée 、croci gradinate 、croce gradinata 、croce scalinata 、croci scalinate