fess

A noun used in heraldry to refer to a broad horizontal band that runs across the center of a shield.

• 🇫🇷Substantif utilisé en héraldique pour désigner une large bande horizontale traversant le centre de l'écu.

1. Heraldic band C1 formal

   A broad horizontal stripe across the center of a shield, used as a heraldic device.

   • The coat of arms featured a silver fess on a red field.
   • A fess is one of the oldest heraldic ordinaries.
   • The knight's shield bore a black fess between three lions.

   🇫🇷Fasce