- 1. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Fess point (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. Source: webster
- 4. 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. Source: ecdict
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