a. Her. Obs. rare. [Etymol. unknown.] Said of a shield: = Party per pale, i.e., divided into two parts by a vertical line.
1486. Bk. St. Albans, Her., B iij b. Bebally is calde in armys whan a cotearmure is calde endentyde of ij dyuerse colowris in the length.
1586. Ferne, Blaz. Gentrie, 205. Blazons called Bebally, Lentally, and Fessely. Ibid., 208. Bebally indented.
