bend sinister

Noun

 * 1)  A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.
 * 2)  Bastardy,  a defect or stigma.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech: břevno pošikem
 * Dutch: schuinstreep sinister
 * French:
 * German: Schräglinksbalken
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: skråbjelke
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ginbalk