Definition of fesse Fesse

fesse

We found 4 definitions of fesse from 4 different sources.

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What does fesse mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: fesses

fesse - (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
  fess
  ordinary (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fesse (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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • fesse
    Fess, fes, n. (her.) one of the ordinaries—a band over the middle of an escutcheon, one-third its breadth. [Fr. fasce—L. fascia, a band.]

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