fesse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
    fess.

WordNet

Fess, Fesse noun (Also<
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Etymology
OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See Fascia.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913