bend sinister
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bend sinister
noun bends sinister
- A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.
- Bastardy, (by extension) a defect or stigma. A ‘bend sinister’ ran athwart his reputation as a priest. Men muttered that he was an infidel, a blasphemous vagabond, versed in all the damnable heresies of antiquity.
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noun diagonal band on coat of arms going from top right to bottom left
| Español | barra |
|---|---|
| Português | barra |
| Français | barre |
| Deutsch | Schräglinksbalken |
| Italiano | sbarra |
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