Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bend_sinister

1 sense of bend sinister

Sense 1
bar sinister, bend sinister -- (a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left)
       => mark, stigma, brand, stain -- (a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis)
       => ordinary -- ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)