# per chief

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Partitioned into two parts by a horizontal line one-third of the way down the shield. A shield of this form is now normally viewed as one colour charged with a chief instead, although this may cause it to break the rule of tincture.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/per-chief