barwise

adverb

bar·​wise

variants or less commonly barways

-ˌwāz

1

heraldry : in the direction of a bar : horizontally

2

heraldry : in a line in the direction of a bar

—used of two or more charges especially when not across the middle of the field compare in fess at fess

Word History

Etymology

bar entry 1 + -wise or -ways

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