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In [[heraldry]], the '''bar''' is an [[ordinary]] in the shape of a thin horizontal line. It is the diminutive of a [[fess]].
In [[heraldry]], the '''bar''' is an [[ordinary]] in the shape of a thin horizontal line. It is the diminutive of a [[fess]].

It should not be confused with the [[bend]] sinister (the traditional mark of [[bastard]]y) even though the bend sinister is sometimes referred to as a "bar sinister".


[[Category:Device heraldry]]
[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Revision as of 13:38, 11 June 2007

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In heraldry, the bar is an ordinary in the shape of a thin horizontal line. It is the diminutive of a fess.

It should not be confused with the bend sinister (the traditional mark of bastardy) even though the bend sinister is sometimes referred to as a "bar sinister".