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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of partition line1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences

The partition line embattled has certain peculiarities of its own.

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

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

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

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