Accosted: When heraldic changes are side by side

Accrued: In heraldry a tree that is fully grown

Achievement: A combination of shield, helmet, crest etc.

Adorsed: When animals and other changes are positioned on a shield back to back (also endorsed, indorsed)

Affronty: When a charge is shown facing the front. E.g. a lion full-faced (affrontée)

Aislé: With wings

Ambulant: Heraldic term for walking

Argent: A colour used in heraldry representing the metal silver (More...)

Azure: A blue colour used in heraldry (More...)

Barry: or Barruly, where shield is divided into an even number of horizontal bars. The number is normally specified.

Barry-bendy: Shield area divided both barry and bendy.

Base: The lowest part of a shield

Bend: One of the main ordinaries. A diagonal band from dexter chief to sinister base (More...)

Bendy: When a shield is divided diagonally by bands of lines. Number of lines normally specified.

Blazon: The name given to the description of a heraldic design (More...)

Bordure: A heraldic shape forming a border around the edge of a shield (More...)

Canton: A small square in the dexter chief corner of a shield. Smaller than a quarter

Chevron: Angled shape on a shield used in heraldry (More...)

Chief: Horizontal stripe on upper third of a shield used in heraldry (More...)

Colours: In heraldry the main colours (tinctures) are azure (blue), gules (red), sable (black),vert (green) and purpure (purple) (More...)