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Fess

In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, Old French faisse, and Latin fascia, "band") is a charge on a coat of arms (or flag) that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to…

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HeraldryMiddle EnglishOld FrenchLatinCharge
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BarruletsIndentedBarryNebuly
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MasonedRennie Fritchie, Baroness FritchieSpanish fessFlag of Spain
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English heraldry
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Fess

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples14
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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related to Notable and unusual forms · 6
Fess → Baroness Fritchie, Barrulets, Chevronel, Rennie Fritchie, Suzanne Elizabeth Altvater, The
related to Diminutives · 4
Fess → Another, In English, Narrower, This
see also · 2
Fess → Pale, Spanish
related to Other uses · 1
Fess → Tierced

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heraldry bar isbn shield lccn termed flag two horizontal arms horizontally oxford guide charges french coat writers one-fifth one-third barrulets

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Edmondson favour one-fifthinstance ofwhile later writers0.80text
Fessrelated to DiminutivesIn English0.60section
Fessrelated to DiminutivesNarrower0.60section
Fessrelated to DiminutivesThis0.60section
Fessrelated to DiminutivesAnother0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsSuzanne Elizabeth Altvater0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsThe0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsRennie Fritchie0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsBaroness Fritchie0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsBarrulets0.60section
Fessrelated to Notable and unusual formsChevronel0.60section
Fessrelated to Other usesTierced0.60section

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