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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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