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Definition of Fess point

Fess point
Fess Fess, Fesse Fesse, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See Fascia.] (Her.) 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.

Meaning of Fess point from wikipedia

- top-left corner Honour Point: halfway between the middle chief and fess point Fess Point (or Abyss): exact middle Nombril Point: halfway between the base...
- are fess point, located in the visual center of the shield; the honour point, located midway between fess point and the chief; and the nombril point, located...
- City) Gules a cross saltire and orle of chains linked together or, in the fess point an emerald vert (Kingdom of Navarre) Gules two keys argent saltirewise...
- Bophuthatswana were "per fess (at nombril point)" (lower than the regular per fess division; the "nombril point" is halfway between the fess point — the exact middle...
- the national motto: "For God and My Country". For arms, sable upon the fess point a sun in his splendour and in base a Uganda drum gold the skin and guy-ropes...
- A fess is a heraldic charge. Fess or FESS may also refer to: Simeon D. Fess (1861–1936), American politician and educator, congressman and senator from...
- sinister fess point out of a Cloud proper, in the hand a Cross-Crosslet fitchée erect Azure; 3rd, Argent, a Ship with sails furled Sable, 4th, per fess Azure...
- (Dietz); between the I and II quarters an inescutcheon, Or a fess Sable (Moers); at the fess point an inescutcheon, quarterly I and IV Gules, a bend Or (Châlons);...
- 2nd, Or a Lion rampant Gules ducally crowned Azure (Dietz); 3rd, Gules a Fess Argent (Vianden); 4th, Gules two Lions p****ant guardant in pale Or (Katznellogen);...
- called brisures, similar to charges but smaller. They are placed on the fess-point, or in-chief in the case of the label. Brisures are generally exempt from...