compony

[ kuh m-poh-nee ]
/ kəmˈpoʊ ni /

adjective Heraldry.

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

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Also com·po·né [kuh m-poh-nee; French kawn-paw-ney] /kəmˈpoʊ ni; French kɔ̃ pɔˈneɪ/.

Origin of compony

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

Words nearby compony

compo, component, component of complement, componential analysis, componentry, compony, comport, comportance, comportment, compose, composed
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British Dictionary definitions for compony

compony

compon (kəmˈpəʊneɪ)

/ (kəmˈpəʊnɪ) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal

Word Origin for compony

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