Variations of Ordinaries - Enhanced and Abased

Enhanced and Abased

An ordinary enhanced is placed higher in the field than its usual position.

  • a fess enhanced -

  • a chevron enhanced -

  • a bend enhanced -

  • a cross enhanced -

  • a Latin cross throughout (aka a cross enhanced) -

When an ordinary is shown lower down the shield than its usual position, it is described as debased or abased or abaisse or dehanced.

  • a chevron abased -

  • a chevron reversed abased -

  • a fess abased -

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