Meanings
adverbper bend sinister (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernment(Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).
per bend sinister argent and azure; tierced per bend sinister
Translations
French taillé
- tailléheraldry: partitioned diagonally (/): party per bend sinister
Italian tagliato
- tagliatoheraldry: partitioned diagonally (/): party per bend sinister
Spanish tajado
- tajadoheraldry: partitioned diagonally (/): party per bend sinister
Cite this entry
APA
per bend sinister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20bend%20sinister
MLA
“per bend sinister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20bend%20sinister. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per bend sinister,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20bend%20sinister.
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