compony

[ kuhm-poh-nee ]

adjective

, Heraldry.

1. composed of a single row of squares, metal and color alternating; gobony.

compony

/ kəmˈpəʊneɪ; kəmˈpəʊnɪ /

adjective

1. usually postpositive heraldry made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal

Word History and Origins

Origin of compony¹

1565–75; < Middle French compone, nasalized variant of copone, equivalent to copon coupon + -e -ee

Word History and Origins

Origin of compony¹

C16: from Old French componé, from copon piece, coupon

Example Sentences

The whole banner was usually fringed with the livery colours, giving the effect of a bordure compony.

From Project Gutenberg

In Scotland the mark of illegitimacy for the arms is the bordure compony, which is usually but not always indicative of the same.

From Project Gutenberg

The bordure counter-compony has been occasionally stated to have the same character.

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