party per pale

heraldry

Also known as: per pale

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In heraldry, "party per pale" describes a shield that is divided vertically down the middle into two equal parts. This division is a way to arrange or combine different elements within a coat of arms. The term itself indicates a division by a line running from top to bottom.12

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…divisions of a shield are party per pale (or, simply, per pale), division of the field into two equal parts by a perpendicular line (that resembles the impalement just mentioned but does not serve the same purpose of combining arms); party per fess, division into two equal parts by a…
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…divisions of a shield are party per pale (or, simply, per pale), division of the field into two equal parts by a perpendicular line (that resembles the impalement just mentioned but does not serve the same purpose of combining arms); party per fess, division into two equal parts by a…
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