Definitions for FESS
fɛsfess

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fesse, fessnoun

   (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

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1. Fess

   In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, Old French faisse, and Latin fasciacode: lat promoted to code: la , "band") is a charge on a coat of arms (or flag) that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to one-third. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry states that earlier writers including Leigh, Holme, and Guillim favour one-third, while later writers such as Edmondson favour one-fifth "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and disagreeable." A fess is likely to be shown narrower if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other charges placed on it, and/or if it is to be shown with charges above and below it; and shown wider if charged. The fess or bar, termed fascecode: fra promoted to code: fr in French heraldry, should not be confused with fasces.

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1. fess

   In heraldry, fess is a term used to describe a horizontal band that goes across the middle of the shield. It is one of the principal ordinaries in heraldry, along with the bend, chevron, pale, and chief.

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1. Fessnoun

   alt. of Fesse

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1. Fess

   In heraldry, a fess or fesse is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to one-third. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry states that earlier writers including Leigh, Holme, and Guillim favour one-third, while later writers such as Edmondson favour one-fifth "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and disagreeable." A fess is likely to be shown narrower if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other charges placed on it, and/or if it is to be shown with charges above and below it; and shown wider if charged. The fess or bar, termed fasce in French heraldry, should not be confused with fasces. The fess as a charge on a coat of arms is said by some to represent the military might of the family. It is particularly popular with Gallowglass families including McCabe, McCann, McCoy, McFadden, Nevin and Sweeney.

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1. FESS

   What does FESS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FESS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FESS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fess is ranked #39212 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fess surname appeared 561 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fess.
   
   95.9% or 538 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Heraldry
   • Ordinary

How to pronounce FESS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FESS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FESS in a Sentence

1. Kevin Hart:

   I'm not going to allow a person to have financial gain off of my mistakes, and in this particular situation that was what was attempted, i said I'd rather fess up to my mistakes.

2. Roger Stone:

   Our text and email messages have to been seen in their totality to see the( sic) is no serious effort to intimidate or pressure Randy Credico to do anything, other than fess up to the truth.

3. Torrei Hart:

   But I’m also not going to allow a person to have financial gain off of my mistakes and in this particular situation that was what was attempted. I said I’d rather fess up to my mistakes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FESS
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fess
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FESS
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FESS
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html