Bend Ordinary

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“Azure, a bend argent. BEND. One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.” -Hall, 1862

Keywords

shield, heraldry, coat of arms, argent, azure, bend, escutcheon, ordinary, honorable ordinary, dexter chief, sinister base

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Heraldry, Ordinaries

Source

Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)

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