bend sinister
bend sinister · bends sinister
Schräglinksbalken
A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief to the dexter base,…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
Schräglinksbalken
(dated, figuratively)Bastardy, (by extension) a defect or stigma.
More definitions
- a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
Translations
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By meaning 1
diagonal band on coat of arms going from top right to bottom left:
Forms
plural: bends sinister| Singular | bend sinister |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left:bar sinister
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular