FESSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fesse mean? 

• FESSE (noun)
  The noun FESSE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FESSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FESSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fess; fesse

Hypernyms ("fesse" is a kind of...):

ordinary ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)

Domain category:

heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)