Definition
In heraldry, a border or band running around the edge of a shield, used to identify family lines or mark cadency in medieval coats of arms.
Etymology
From Old French 'bordure' meaning border or edge, derived from 'bord' (edge, side), which comes from Germanic languages, specifically referring to the rim or perimeter of something.
Kelly Says
A bordure on a coat of arms is like a genealogical footnote—it tells you you're looking at a younger son's version of the family arms, so medieval heraldry acted as a visual surname system before written records were common.
Translations
ARالعربية
زخرفة
zakh-ra-fa
CSČeština
bordura
bor-doo-ra
DADansk
bordüre
bord-oor-eh
DEDeutsch
Bordüre
bord-oo-reh
ELΕλληνικά
bordούρα
bor-doo-ra
ESEspañol
bordura
bor-doo-ra
FISuomi
borduuri
bord-oo-ree
FRFrançais
bordure
bord-oor
HEעברית
בּוֹרְדוּר
bor-door
HUMagyar
bordúra
bord-oo-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
bordür
bord-yir
ITItaliano
bordura
bor-doo-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
bordür
bord-oor
NLNederlands
borduur
bord-oor
NONorsk
bordüre
bord-oor-eh
PLPolski
bordura
bor-doo-ra
PTPortuguês
bordadura
bor-da-doo-ra
RORomână
bordură
bor-doo-ra
RUРусский
бордюр
bord-yor
SVSvenska
bordüre
bord-oor-eh
SWKiswahili
bordür
bord-oor
TAதமிழ்
பார்டுர்
pa-ar-toor
TEతెలుగు
బోర్డుర్
bor-door
UKУкраїнська
бордюр
bord-yor
VITiếng Việt
bordure
bord-oor