fess

Meanings

Verb

To confess; to admit.

Noun

A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

Adjective

Proud; conceited.
Lively; active; strong.
Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.

Origin

From confess, by shortening.
From Old French fesse, an alteration of faisse, from Latin fascia. fajita, fascia, and fascism.

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