Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUBORDINARY
SUBORDINARY Sub *or "di *na *ry, n. (Her. )
Defn: One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.
Note: Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile, inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always considered subordinaries by those who do not class them as ordinaries.
New American Oxford Dictionary
subordinary
sub or di nar y |ˌsəbˈôrdnˌerē ˌsəbˈɔrdnɛri | ▶noun ( pl. subordinaries ) Heraldry a simple device or bearing that is less common than the ordinaries (e.g., roundel, orle, lozenge ).
Oxford Dictionary
subordinary
sub |or ¦din |ary |sʌbˈɔːdɪn (ə )ri, -d (ə )n- | ▶noun ( pl. subordinaries ) Heraldry a simple device or bearing that is less common than the ordinaries (e.g. roundel, orle, lozenge ).
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