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An inverted V-shaped band spanning a shield, like a rafter or a roof gable.
Also known as: Chevronel
An honourable ordinary shaped like an inverted V, its point toward the top of the shield. One of the oldest and most widespread ordinaries, and the ancestor of the chevron worn as a rank stripe on military and police uniforms.
An inverted V-shaped band across the shield, its apex toward the chief.
Frequently explained in later heraldic writing as representing a roof or rafter, and so a house built or held. The explanation is post hoc: it appears in works long after the charge was in use, and the earliest bearers left no statement of what they intended.
A traditional explanation recorded by heraldic writers, not a documented intention of the original bearers.
An inverted V-shaped band spanning a shield, with its point toward the top.