As nouns the difference between terms and cottise
is that terms is while cottise is (heraldry) a diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend.
terms
English
Noun
(head)
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cottise
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(heraldry) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend.
Usage notes
* When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost.
(
Webster 1913)