fessely

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Middle English

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Adverb

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fessely

  1. per fess

Further reading

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  • Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1829) An Introduction to Heraldry, page 143:FESSELY, an ancient term for party per fess.
  • Charles Norton Elvin (2009 06) A Dictionary of Heraldry, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 60:Divides the field horizontally through the middle; it was anciently called Fessely. Observe that Per-Fesse is quite sufficient in blazon.