BEND DEXTER Definition & Meaning

bend dexter

noun

Heraldry.

the ordinary bend, extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.

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Origin of bend dexter¹

First recorded in 1615–25

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Azure, a griffin or, about to tear, and ramping upon, a warrior, completely armed in plate armour, in bend dexter, across the lower part of the shield.

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The bend sinister is the same breadth as the bend dexter, and is drawn from the sinister to the dexter side of the shield.

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