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–noun Heraldry.
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
Also, fesse.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME fesse < AF ≪ L fascia fascia
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fess 1 also fesse   (fěs)   
n.   Heraldry
A wide horizontal band forming the middle section of an escutcheon.

[Middle English fesse, from Old French, from Latin fascia, band.]
fesse   (fěs)   
n.   Heraldry
Variant of fess1.
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