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A band following the whole edge of a shield, like a frame.
Also known as: Border
A border running round the entire rim of the shield. In Scottish heraldry the bordure is the principal means of difference — the systematic way a cadet branch's arms are distinguished from the head of the family's — which makes it far more common there than in England.
A band following the entire outline of the shield inside its edge.
In Scotland the bordure is the standard mark of difference by which the arms of cadet branches are distinguished from those of the chief of the family, under the matriculation system administered by the Court of the Lord Lyon.
Scotland
A band following the whole edge of a shield, inside its outline.