- ENAMELS
- An alternative term for the basic colours used in heraldry as illustrated
below – see tinctures.
From left: Gules, Azure, Vert, Purpure and Sable
- ENARCHED
- An alternative heraldic term covering arched and embowed – see ‘arched’ and
‘embowed’.
![[enarched example]](../images/v/vxt-d604.gif)
Flag of Nebikon, Switzerland
- ENCENIATOR
- A medieval term, now obsolete, for a mounted standard bearer
(see also ‘balcanifer’).
Royal Standard Bearer/Enceniator, England c1450 (Wikipedia)
- ENCIRCLED (or ENCOMPASSED)
- 1. The alternative terms that are used when a continuous line, or number of smaller charges are
placed in a circular (or near circular) pattern around a larger one – encompassed.
2. Terms that are also used (albeit inaccurately) to describe a border set around
or within a non-circular centre such as a shield – in heraldry see orle.
Flag of the Gibraltar Police; Flag of Hamilton, Canada
- ENCROACHING UPON (or ON)
- See ‘covering 1)’ and
‘overall 2)’
State Flag of Bremen, Germany;
Flag of Almería, Spain
- ENDENTED
- An alternative heraldic term for indented – see ‘indented 1)’.
Flag of Munxar, Malta
- ENDING TRIANGULARLY
- See ‘triangular-ended’.
Gonfalon of Donja Dubrava, Croatia
- ENDORSE (or ENDORCE)
- 1) An alternative heraldic term to pallet – see pallet
and 2) below.
2) The heraldic term which can describe a vertical stripe that is one-half the width of a 'pallet' as referenced above.
![[endorse example]](../images/v/vxt-d4732a.gif)
![[endorse example]](../images/v/vxt-d4732.gif)
Arms and Flag of Vila Boa de Ousilhão, Portugal
- ENDORSED
- An alternative heraldic term to addorsed – see ‘addorsed’.
Former Arms and Flag of Aure, Norway
- ENFLAMED
- An alternative heraldic term to inflamed – see ‘inflamed’.
![[enflamed example]](../images/v/vxt-d3129a.gif)
![[enflamed example]](../images/v/vxt-d3129.gif)
Arms and Flag of Velika Kopahnica, Croatia
- ENGLISH (or ENGLAND) PENNANT
- In UK usage, the terms employed to describe a white trapezoidal pennant with a Cross
of St George overall, which may be flown where a flagpole would otherwise be unused –
an England Pennant or Pennant of England (see also
‘Cross of St George’,
‘overall 1)’,
‘pennant’,
‘Scottish pennant’,
‘trapezoid 2)’,
‘union pennant’,
‘Welsh pennant’ and
‘wimpel 1)’).
- ENGRAILED
- (adj) A heraldic term for where a division in the field of a banner of arms
or shield, a border or the edge of an ordinary, is cut into a series of indented curves
or half circles strung together – that is with the half-circles facing inward
and points outward – ingrailed – see invected
(also armorial bearings, banner of arms,
coat of arms,
ordinary
shield, and
scalloped).
Flag of Wennigsen at Deister, Germany;
Flag of Sögel, Germany;
Flag of Hoogland, The Netherlands
- ENGRAILED CROSS
- See ‘engrailed’.
Arms and Flag of Espinho, Portugal
- ENGRAILED FLY
- (adj) A term for a form of flag, now largely but not entirely obsolete, whose fly either came to a
point or was extended by a central projection, but in which both sides form a
concave arc (see also ‘engrailed’,
‘ogival’,
‘stepped fly’
and ‘schwenkel’).
14th century Flag of Tunis, 14th century Flag of
Šibenik,
Croatia; 13th century Flag of Aragon
Notes
a) This is not an established term, but has been
introduced by the Editors since no established alternative could be found.
b) At the time of writing it is unclear as to whether the flag having a straight-sided but angled fly
should be considered as "engrailed" or "stepped" – see ‘stepped fly’.
- ENHANCED
- 1) A heraldic term for when the main ordinary on a shield, banner of arms or
flag is borne higher that its usual position – raised (see also
abased,
banner of arms and
ordinary).
2) A term that may also be used when a shield is placed in a higher position than is normal
(see also shield 1)).
Flag of Gibraltar;
Flag of Craywick, France;
Flag of Světlá nad Sázavou, Czechia
Please note however, that enhanced has a slightly different meaning when applied to the
vexillological terms enhanced bend and enhanced bend sinister given below.
- ENHANCED BEND
- See ‘north-south diagonal’
(also ‘Appendix IX’).
![[enhanced bend example]](../images/v/vxt-d133.gif)
- ENHANCED BEND SINISTER
- See ‘south-north diagonal’ (also ‘Appendix IX’).
![[enhanced bend sinister example]](../images/v/vxt-d135.gif)
