Heraldry - Divisions

In heraldry a shield can be divided into major sections. These are known as the Divisions of the field. The major divisions and their terms are shown below. Each name starts with the term 'party per'. But the word 'party' can be left out so that 'per fess' or 'per bend' is enough to describe the division.

In the examples shown below the division part of the shield is shown as erminios, a yellow (or) background with black (sable) ermine tails.