Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ed, armed, unguled,crowned, or chained with a tincture different fromthat of his body. Marks of cadency, chiefs, cantons,and bordui-es are also occasionally exempted from S23 HERALDRY. the general rule, being, according to some heralds,not laid on the shield, but cotisu or sewed to it. Ever3i;hing contained in the tiekl of an escutcheonis called a charr/e. Charges are divided by heraldsinto the three classes of honourable ordinaries, sub-ordinaries, and common charges. Under the nameof ordinaries or honourable ordinnries are includ
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ed, armed, unguled,crowned, or chained with a tincture different fromthat of his body. Marks of cadency, chiefs, cantons,and bordui-es are also occasionally exempted from S23 HERALDRY. the general rule, being, according to some heralds,not laid on the shield, but cotisu or sewed to it. Ever3i;hing contained in the tiekl of an escutcheonis called a charr/e. Charges are divided by heraldsinto the three classes of honourable ordinaries, sub-ordinaries, and common charges. Under the nameof ordinaries or honourable ordinnries are includedcertain old and very frequent bearings, Avhose truepeculiarity seems to be that, instead of being takenfrom extraneous objects, they are representations ofthe wooden or metal strengthenings of the ancientshields. They are ten in number: 1. The Chief(fig. 3), the upper part of the shield separated fromthe rest by a horizontal line, and comprising, accord-ing to the requirements of heralds, one-third of it,though this proportion is seldom rigidly adhered ft_.^ J L r J }\\
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