Cantoned

(Fr. Cantonné)

This term is used to describe various positions of charges in the following circumstances:

Az a cross couped cantoned with 4 mullets all or

1. A cross or saltire accompanied by four objects or charges.

Az cantoned with 4 fleur-de-lys or

2. Four charges each placed in the four cantons of the shield.

Az a fleur-de-lys or cantoned

3. A charge placed in the first quarter of the shield.

 Sa a fess cantoned or

4. An ordinary, e.g., fess, bar or pale cantoned, indicates that the ordinary is conjoined  or united to a canton without any division, when both borne of the same tincture.

5. Cantoned lambeau indicates that one or more points of a label is borne charged with a canton as a difference.