fess point

American  

noun

Heraldry.

1. the central point of an escutcheon.

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Etymology

Origin of fess point

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

On the first, quarterly of four, as under the knight; on the second, quarterly of four as baron at the head of the tomb, in the fess point a mullet for difference.

From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton

In the annexed example the large dot in the centre shows the fess point; the point within the letter D, the honour point.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

When the fess, or any other ordinary properly placed above the fess point of the shield, is brought below it, that ordinary is said to be abaiss�.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

Argent, three legs armed, conjoined at the fess point at the upper extremity of the thigh, flexed in a triangle, garnished and spurred, or.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

Arms of Isle of Man.—The arms of the Isle of Man are gules, three legs conjoined in the fess point, &c. &c. or.

From Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various