compony

English

Bordure compony
Pale compony
Bend sinister compony

Etymology

From French componé, from Old French compondre, from Latin compōnere (“put together, arrange, compile”), present active infinitive of compōnō. Cognate with English compose, compound.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɒmˈpɒni/
  • Rhymes: -ɒni

Adjective

compony (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • counter-compony

Further reading

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