Definition of subordinary in English:
subordinary
nounPlural subordinaries sʌbˈɔːdɪn(ə)risʌbˈɔːd(ə)n(ə)riˌsəbˈôrdnerē
Heraldry A simple device or bearing that is less common than the ordinaries (e.g. roundel, orle, lozenge).
Example sentencesExamples
- When several subordinaries or other charges appear in a shield, their number & position must be indicated in the blazon.
- Another series of simple devices are termed subordinaries, and these include such as the canton, the gyron and the label.
- Having read the blazon carefully, we know which ordinaries, subordinaries or charges we have to put in our shield.
- There are many different subordinaries used in heraldry.
- Among the charges considered by some to be subordinaries and by others to be common charges are the pall and roundle.