Fesse

[fes]

Definition

(noun.) (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.

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Definition

(n.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries.

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Definition

n. (her.) one of the ordinaries—a band over the middle of an escutcheon one-third its breadth.

Typist: Marietta