Definitions
(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
Word origin
From Middle English fesse, from Old French fesse, an alteration of faisse, from Latin fascia. Cognate with fajita, fascia, and fascism.
Used in a sentence
“Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral—Hum! Arms: Azure, three caltrops in chief over a fess sable.”
“The space where the arms of Wolsey used to be is being repainted with his own newly granted arms: azure, on a fess between three lions rampant or, a rose gules, barbed vert, between two Cornish choughs proper.”
“Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Heraldic horizontal band”4 letters
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