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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

- Honour Point: halfway between the middle chief and fess point Fess Point: exact middle Nombril Point: halfway between the base and the honour point or between...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- chief (the viewer's upper left) corner and the middle base point and meeting in the fess point (lower center). Traditionally, the image is formed with two...
- into abyss, the panoply consists in two keys in saltire having in the fess point a papal tiara, all in Or. Stationed in chief and in base, three heraldic...
- lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure (Wemyss); over all at the fess point a crescent Sable for difference. Supporters Dexter a scribe soberly attired...
- 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...
- rose Argent barbed seeded slipped and leaved Proper. Escutcheon Vert in fess point a rose Argent barbed and seeded Proper between six like roses three and...