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A broad horizontal band across the top of a shield, occupying roughly the upper third.
One of the honourable ordinaries: a band across the head of the shield, conventionally about a third of its depth. Because it sits in the most visible position, a chief is often where an augmentation — an addition granted to mark a particular service — is placed.
Denotes the upper portion of a shield, occupying about the top third, blazoned as a charge in its own right rather than as a division of the field.
Frequently carries an augmentation of honour — an addition granted by the sovereign to commemorate a specific act or office — because it is the most conspicuous part of the shield.
A broad horizontal band across the top of a shield, about one third of its depth.
The chief occupies the top of the shield, the base the bottom.
Both are horizontal ordinaries; the chief sits at the head of the shield and the fess across its middle.