What does fesse mean?
A band or stripe on a coat of arms, or a heraldic charge consisting of a horizontal band across the shield. In heraldry, a fesse is a type of charge that can be used to divide a shield into three parts.
Example
"The coat of arms featured a fesse with three gold stars on a blue background."
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