The following divisions form part of the group of designs called sub-ordinaries. More ordinaries and sub-ordinaries will be covered in later sections but these sub-ordinaries are similar to the main shield divisions and so will be covered here first. Barry, Paly, Gyronny and Bendy all shown below indicate that the shield is divided into an even number of divisions. When describing the shield the number of divisions is usually specified as shown in the examples below.

When specifying the colours or tinctures for these divisions it is normal to state the top most (in the case of Barry) or the left most (in the case of Paly and Bendy) first.

Additional Field Divisions
Barry Barry of six or and azure	Barry indicates that the field is divided with an even number of bars. It is best to specify the number of bars to use.	Paly Paly of six argent and gules
	Paly is used to divide the field vertically with an even number of pales. Again the number of pales should be specified.
Gyronny Gyronny azure and purpure	The Gyron is a single segment (a half of a square) but the shield is usually covered with eight gyrons as shown and is called Gyronny. Specify the number if more than eight.	Bendy Bendy sable and gules
	Bendy is a series of diagonal lines.