Meanings
adverbper pale (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernment(Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).
per pale gules and argent; tierced per pale; an escutcheon tierced per pale and per chevron
1 more example
Alexander Wemyss of Lathocar, however, in 1511 bears, per pale, dexter a lion rampant for Wemyss, and sinister a saltire. The saltire is probably his wife's arms.
1914, John Horne Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland, page 161
Translations
Catalan partit
- partitheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
Dutch gedeeld
- gedeeldheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
French parti
- partiheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
German gespalten
- gespaltenheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
Italian partito
- partitoheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
Portuguese partido
- partidoheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
Spanish partido
- partidoheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
Swedish kluven
- kluvenheraldry: partitioned vertically: party per pale
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APA
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“per pale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20pale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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