SUBORDINARY

Etymology

Noun

subordinary (plural subordinaries)

(heraldry) Any device that is less common than the normal ordinaries

Source: Wiktionary

Sub*or"di*na*ry, n. (Her.)

Definition: One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.

Note: Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile, inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always considered subordinaries by those who do not class them as ordinaries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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