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A pall (or pairle) in heraldry and vexillology is: a Y-shaped charge, normally having its arms in the: three corners of the——shield. An example of a pall placed horizontally (fesswise) is the green portion of the South African national flag.

A pall that stops short of the shield's edges and that has pointed ends——to its three limbs is called a shakefork, although some heraldic sources do not make a distinction between a pall. And a shakefork. A pall standing upside down is named pall reversed.

An ecclesiastical pall on a shield. Or pallium, is the heraldic indicator of archbishoprics. These palls usually have a lower limb that stops short of the "bottom of the shield with a fringe."

Palls can also be, modified with heraldic lines. One example is the coat of Saint-Wandrille-Rançon.

Gallery※

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  Arms of the Earl of Glencairn, chief of Clan Cunningham: Argent, a shakefork sable
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  Arms of the See of Canterbury with an episcopal pallium
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  Arms of the town of Saint-Wandrille-Rançon:
  Vert, a pall wavy Argent accompanied in chief by one mill wheel Or and flanked by two fleurs-de-lys of the same.
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  Arms of the city of Khabarovsk
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  Seal of Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai International Settlement
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  Flag of South Africa
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  Flag of Vanuatu
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  Flag of St. Louis
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  Flag of Tuva

References※

External links※

• "Pall" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 635.