bend sinister
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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
To which I could only reply, "Madam, I have never yet discovered the bend sinister on our escutcheon."
All these families bear the arms described by your correspondent, but without the bend sinister.
From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various
It is a diminutive of the bend sinister, of which it is one-fourth in width, couped or cut short at the ends, so as not to touch the corners of the shield.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
For all of the bend sinister upon his escutcheon, Reginald Maltravers was as fanatical concerning the family as his father.
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis
