COMPONY

Etymology

Adjective

compony (not comparable)

(heraldry, postpositive) Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures

Synonyms

• gobony

Source: Wiktionary


Com*po"ny, Com*po"né, a. Etym: [F. componé.] (Her.)

Definition: Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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