BARON. The lowest title of the peerage of Great Britain.
BARON AND FEMME. Terms used in Heraldry to denote the arms of a man and his wife, marshalled together. See [p. 38].
BARRULET. The smallest diminutive of the bar. The closet is half the bar; the barrulet half the closet.
Ex. Gules, two barrulets argent.
BARRY. A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
Ex. Barry of eight pieces, azure and argent.
BATON. BATUNE. BASTON. It is generally used as an abatement in coats of arms to denote illegitimacy.
