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Dictionary of Vexillology: E (Enamels – Enhanced Bend Sinister)

Last modified: 2026-07-11 by martin karner
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ENAMELS
An alternative term for the basic colours used in heraldry as illustrated below – see tinctures.

tincture tincture tincture tincture tincture
From left: Gules, Azure, Vert, Purpure and Sable

ENARCHED
An alternative heraldic term covering arched and embowed.

[enarched example]
Flag of Nebikon, Switzerland

ENCENIATOR
A medieval term, now obsolete, for a mounted standard bearer (see also balcanifer).

enceniator example
Royal Standard Bearer/Enceniator, England c1450 (figurines-et-collections.com)

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.

encircled example encircled example
Flag of the Gibraltar Police; Flag of Hamilton, Canada

ENCROACHING UPON (or ON)
See covering 1) and overall 2)

Bremen Almería
State Flag of Bremen, Germany; Flag of Almería, Spain

ENDENTED
An alternative heraldic term for indented – see indented 1).

endented
Flag of Munxar, Malta

ENDING TRIANGULARLY
See triangular-ended.

Donja Dubrava
Gonfalon of Donja Dubrava, Croatia

ENDORSE (or ENDORCE)
1) An alternative heraldic term to pallet.
2) The heraldic term which can describe a vertical stripe that is one-half the width of a 'pallet' as referenced above.

[endorse example] [endorse example]
Arms and Flag of Vila Boa de Ousilhão, Portugal

ENDORSED
An alternative heraldic term to addorsed.

Aure, Norway Aure, Norway
Former Arms and Flag of Aure, Norway

ENFILED
In heraldry the term used when a weapon (primarily but not exclusively a sword) is placed so that it passes through a beast, coronet or any other object.


Flag of Suffolk, England

ENFLAMED
An alternative heraldic term to inflamed.

[enflamed example] [enflamed example]
Arms and Flag of Velika Kopahnica, Croatia

ENFRAMED
The term sometimes used in Continental European heraldry to describe the act of surrounding a shield with an attached cartouche – see cartouche 2) and the note below (also shield).


Arms of Chevel', Berdychiv and Bilopilla, Ukraine

Please note that (as far as can be discovered) this term in unknown in English heraldry.

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 overall 1), Scottish pennant, trapezoid 2), union pennant, Welsh pennant, 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, coat of arms, scalloped).

Engrailed Engrailed Engrailed
Flag of Wennigsen at Deister, Germany; Flag of Sögel, Germany; Flag of Hoogland, The Netherlands

ENGRAILED CROSS
See engrailed.

cross engrailed cross 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, schwenkel).

Tunis 14th century Sibenik, Croatia 14th century Aragon, Spain 13th century
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).
2) A term that may also be used when a shield is placed in a higher position than is normal (see also shield 1)).

enhanced examples enhanced examples enhanced examples
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]

ENHANCED BEND SINISTER
See south-north diagonal (also Appendix IX).

[enhanced bend sinister example]

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