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Italian heraldic dictionary

Partizione

system of dividing the shield into two or more parts, by means of lines (see "Party", "Truncated", "Cut", "Trinciato", etc.). Patches that completely cover the shield at regular intervals are defined as "pleasant partitions" or "honorable partitions" (see "Banded", "Banded", "Palate", "Barred", etc.).