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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=heraldry">heraldry</a>, an <b>ordinary</b> is one of the two main types of <a href="page.php?w=Charge_%28heraldry%29">charges</a>, beside the mobile charges. An ordinary is a simple geometrical figure, bounded by straight lines and running from side to side or top to bottom of the <a href="page.php?w=Escutcheon_%28heraldry%29">shield</a>. There are also some geometric charges known as <b>subordinaries</b>, which have been given lesser status by some heraldic writers, though most have been in use as long as the traditional</p><p>
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