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      [Noun]  | "bend sinister" 


      1: a diagonal band that runs from the sinister chief to the dexter base on a heraldic shield


      Origin: 1612 ;

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       [ "Bend Sinister" ]

      1: A heraldic convention (a line moving from bottom left to upper right corner) that illustrated bastardy. "Illegitimate" heirs could display their father's crest (like "legitimate" ones) but with an appended "bend sinister."

        * e.g.,  ... The "bend sinister" shown in the photo indicates that the bearer of this crest was a bastard of Lord Kent. 

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