bend sinister

English

Argent, a bend sinister gules.

Noun

bend sinister (plural bends sinister)

(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

Italian: sbarra (it) f
Portuguese: barra (pt) f
Spanish: barra (es) f
Swedish: ginbalk c

See also

Further reading

bend sinister on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at

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