A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
The four quarters of a flag are named cantons, especially the upper quarter of the hoist, that is, the upper left hand corner of the flag; the canton is sometimes also called the union
The four quarters of a flag are referred to as quarters, however "canton" usually refers to the upper section of the hoist, that is the upper left quarter.
Square next to a cross on a flag
is the upper corner of a flag next to the staff where a special design, such as a union, appears.
An ORDINARY of square shape ( but smaller than a QUARTER ) in the upper DEXTER corner. Cap of Dignity: Cap of Maintenance; Cap of State: DUCAL CAP.
A division of the field placed in the upper dexter (right) corner. It is a diminutive of the Quarter, being two-thirds the area of that ordinary. However, in the roll of Henry III the quarter appears in several coats which in later rolls are blazoned as cantons. The canton, like the quarter, is an early bearing, and is always shown with straight lines
An area of a flag or shield obtained by dividing its field with a horizontal and vertical line; used particularly to refer to the quarter in the upper left corner.
the upper left-hand portion of a flag; usually but not always the canton is one-fourth of the flag's total area (see also quarter).
The area in the upper HOIST corner of a flag, or a rectangular FIELD filling that area.
a smaller version of a quarter
A rectangular or square part of a flag, usually found in the upper hoist corner.
The upper corner, or quarter, of a flag next to the flag staff.
The canton is the upper area of the flag by the flagstaff, or a flag with a design featured in the canton area, like the flag of Taiwan, above. Sometimes, the word canton refers to any of the four quarters of a flag.
The place of honour in a flag is the upper half of the hoist. It is also called the First Quarter and sometimes the Upper Hoist.
The corner of the flag uppermost and nearest the flag pole. This is considered to be the point of highest honour on a flag. On the United States flag the canton is occupied by the blue rectangle with the fifty white stars representing the states of the Union.
any quarter of a flag, but commonly means the upper left (hoist) quarter, such as the field of stars in the flag of the United States or the Union Flag in the Australian Flag.
The upper left (hoist) corner of a flag, separate from the base. On U.S. or British Commonwealth flags the 'canton' is also called the 'union'.
A quadrant of a flag. Common usage with Civil War flags refers to the top hoist quadrant that usually displays a blue field with stars representing the states in the union.
Canton is a charge placed in the upper dexter corner. It is classed by some heraldic writers as one of the honorable ordinaries; but, strictly speaking, it is a diminutive of the Quarter, being two-thirds the area of that ordinary. However, in the roll of Henry III the quarter appears in several coats which in later rolls are blazoned as cantons.