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Charge (heraldry)
In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an ''escutcheon'' (shield). This may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ''ordinary'') or a symbolic representation of a person, animal, plant, object or other device. In French blazon, the ordinaries are called ''pièces'' while other charges are called ''meubles'' (''i.e.'' "mobile"; this is a homonym of "furniture" in Modern French). The division of charges into "ordinaries", "sub-ordinaries" and other categories is a relatively modern practice that has been deprecated, and these terms much pejorated, in the writings of Fox-Davies and other heraldry authors.〔See "CHAPTER IX: THE SO-CALLED ORDINARIES AND SUB-ORDINARIES" in Fox-Davies (1909) ''A Complete Guide to Heraldry''.〕 The particular significance or meaning of a charge may be indicated in the blazon, but this practice is also deprecated.
The term ''charge'' can also be used as a verb; for example, if an escutcheon depicts three lions, then it is said to be ''charged with three lions;'' similarly, a crest or even a charge itself may be "charged", such as a pair of eagle wings ''charged with trefoils'' (e.g. Coat of arms of Brandenburg). It is important to distinguish between the ordinaries and divisions of the field, as these typically follow similar patterns, such as a shield ''divided'' "per chevron", as distinct from being ''charged with'' a chevron.
While thousands of objects found in nature, mythology or technology have appeared in armory, there are several charges (such as the cross, the eagle and the lion) which have contributed to the distinctive flavour of heraldic design. Only these and a few other notable charges (crowns, stars, keys, etc.) are discussed in this article, but a more exhaustive list will be found at List of heraldic charges.
==Ordinaries and sub-ordinaries==
(詳細はArthur Charles Fox-Davies (1871–1928), wrote at length on what he calls the "utter absurdity of the necessity for any () classification at all," stating that the ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are, in his mind, "no more than first charges."〔Fox-Davies (1909), p. 107.〕 Apparently ceding the point for the moment, Fox-Davies lists the generally agreed-upon "honourable ordinaries" as the bend, fess, pale, pile, chevron, cross, saltire and chief.〔 Woodcock sheds some light on the matter, stating that earlier writers such as Leigh, Holme and Guillim proposed that "honourable ordinaries" should occupy one-third of the field, while later writers such as Edmondson favoured one-fifth, "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and disagreeable."〔Woodcock (1988), p. 58.〕 Woodcock goes so far as to enumerate the ordinaries thus: "The first Honourable Ordinary is the cross," the second is the chief, the third is the pale, the fourth is the bend, the fifth is the fess, the sixth is the inescutcheon, the seventh is the chevron, the eighth is the saltire, and the ninth is the bar, while stating that "some writers" prefer the bordure as the ninth ordinary.〔Woodcock (1988), pp. 58-61.〕 Volborth, having decidedly less to say on the matter, agrees that the classifications are arbitrary and the subject of disagreement, and lists the "definite" ordinaries as the chief, pale, bend, fess, chevron, cross and saltire.〔Volborth (1981), pp. 18-19.〕 Boutell lists the chief, pale, bend, bend sinister, fess, bar, cross, saltire and cheveron as the "honourable ordinaries".〔Boutell (1890), p. 20.〕 Thus, the chief, bend, pale, fess, chevron, cross and saltire appear to be the undisputed ordinaries, while authors disagree over the status of the pile, bar, inescutcheon, bordure and others.
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