bend sinister

English

Argent, a bend sinister gules.

Noun

bend sinister (plural bends sinister)

1. (heraldry) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from top right to bottom left (as you look at it), held to indicate bastardy.

Translations

diagonal band on coat of arms going from top right to bottom left

• Catalan: barra (ca) f
• Czech: břevno pošikem m
• Dutch: schuinstreep sinister
• French: barre (fr) f
• German: Schräglinksbalken m
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• Italian: sbarra (it) f
• Portuguese: barra (pt) f
• Spanish: barra (es) f
• Swedish: ginbalk c

See also

• bar sinister
• baton sinister

Further reading

• bend sinister on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]