Meanings
adverbper chevron (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernment(Partitioned) along the bent line(s) of a chevron, (especially) into two areas (formally party per chevron).
per chevron gules and argent; tierced per chevron; an escutcheon tierced per pale and per chevron
Translations
French (tierced, etc) en chevron, mantelé
- (tierced, etc) en chevronheraldry: partitioned along the bent line of a chevron
- mantelé (mantelé de X)heraldry: partitioned along the bent line of a chevron
Cite this entry
APA
per chevron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20chevron
MLA
“per chevron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20chevron. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per chevron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20chevron.
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