Coticed

Coticed

Coticed, Cotised, Cottised, Or Cotized. A term to express the diminutives of the Bend, Chevron, Fesse, and Pale.

When one of these diminutives is borne oneach side its proper Ordinary, that Ordinary is blazoned Cottised. See P. 5, f. 9; P. 15, f. 38 ; P. 17, f. 31. If two are borne on each side, it is termed double cottised. P. 5, f. 10. If three, treble cottised. f. 11. If Cottises are borne without the ordinary, their number must be named, and they are blazoned by the terms Barrulet, Couple-close, Endorse, etc.