Chief

No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.

See also: Chief in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

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A Bordure And Chief Overall (1)

Peripheral ordinaries. When a chief and a bordure were combined in period, the chief typically overlay the bordure, as shown here.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief (1)

Peripheral ordinary. The height is typically a third of the width of the device or a bit narrower. This is a full-size chief.

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Heart
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Round

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief (2)

Peripheral ordinary. The height is typically a third of the width of the device or a bit narrower. This is a medium-size chief.

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Heart

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief (3)

Peripheral ordinary. The height is typically a third of the width of the device or a bit narrower. This is a skinny chief.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief And A Bordure (1)

Peripheral ordinaries. When a chief and a bordure were combined in period, the chief occasionally appears above an attenuated field surrounded by the bordure, as shown here.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief And A Bordure Counterchanged (1)

Peripheral ordinaries. Counterchanging a bordure over a chief is a Step From Period Practice (SFPP).

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief And A Bordure Overall (1)

Peripheral ordinaries.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Doubly Enarched (1)

Peripheral ordinary. Considered a step from period practice (SFPP) as of the Dec 2011 LoAR.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Embattled (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Embattled (2)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Enarched (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Engrailed (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Flory (1)

Peripheral ordinary. Considered a step from period practice (SFPP).

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Invected (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Nebuly (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Potenty (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Surmounted by a Fillet Counterchanged (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Triangular (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Urdy (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Wavy (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Wavy (2)

Peripheral ordinary.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 12 And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny of 12 And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Bend And A Chief (1)

Peripheral ordinary and field division. When a chief is combined with a field division, the field is divided as if the chief removed space from the field.

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Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

A Bordure And Chief Overall (1)
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Chief (2)
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Chief (3)
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Chief (3)
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Chief And A Bordure (1)
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Chief And A Bordure (1)
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Chief And A Bordure Counterchanged (1)
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Chief And A Bordure Counterchanged (1)
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Chief And A Bordure Overall (1)
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Chief And A Bordure Overall (1)
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Chief Doubly Enarched (1)
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Chief Doubly Enarched (1)
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Chief Embattled (1)
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Chief Embattled (1)
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Chief Embattled (2)
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Chief Embattled (2)
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Chief Enarched (1)
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Chief Enarched (1)
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Chief Engrailed (1)
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Chief Engrailed (1)
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Chief Flory (1)
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Chief Flory (1)
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Chief Invected (1)
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Chief Invected (1)
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Chief Nebuly (1)
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Chief Nebuly (1)
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Chief Potenty (1)
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Chief Potenty (1)
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Chief Surmounted by a Fillet Counterchanged (1)
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Chief Surmounted by a Fillet Counterchanged (1)
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Chief Triangular (1)
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Chief Triangular (1)
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Chief Urdy (1)
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Chief Urdy (1)
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Chief Wavy (1)
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Chief Wavy (1)
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Chief Wavy (2)
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Chief Wavy (2)
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Gyronny And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny Arrondi And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny Arrondi And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny Arrondi of 12 And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny Arrondi of 12 And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny of 12 And A Chief (1)
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Gyronny of 12 And A Chief (1)
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Per Bend And A Chief (1)
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Per Bend And A Chief (1)
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