partition line

noun

, Heraldry.

1. a plain or figured edge between two adjacent areas of an escutcheon, between an ordinary and the field of an escutcheon, or between two adjacent ordinaries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of partition line¹

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

The partition line embattled has certain peculiarities of its own.

From Project Gutenberg

A cross or a billet urdy one knows, but urdy as a partition line I have yet to find.

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This partition line may be employed for the rectilinear charges known as "ordinaries" or "sub-ordinaries."

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I think also that the word "arched" should now be included as a partition line.

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