Fess, Fesse (?), n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See Fascia.] Her.
A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries.
Fess point Her., the exact center of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
© Webster 1913.