Meanings
adverbper fess (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernment(Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).
per fess gules and argent; tierced per fess
Translations
French coupé
- coupéheraldry: partitioned horizontally: party per fess
German geteilt
- geteiltheraldry: partitioned horizontally: party per fess
Italian troncato
- troncatoheraldry: partitioned horizontally: party per fess
Spanish cortado
- cortadoheraldry: partitioned horizontally: party per fess
Cite this entry
APA
per fess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20fess
MLA
“per fess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20fess. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per fess,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20fess.
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