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Definition of Compony
1. a. 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.
Definition of Compony
1. Adjective. (heraldry) Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compony
1. composed of squares of alternating colors [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compony
Literary usage of Compony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward, George Burnett (1892)
"The doubtful legitimacy of the Avondale and Ochiltree STEWARTS, who bore the
bordure-compony in Scotland, along with its use by the BEAU FORTS in England, ..."
2. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Or on a chief indented az. three plates each charged with a mullet .... a bordure
compony gu. and erm. LATHUM, V*. Wreaths Sa. on a chief arg. three ..."
3. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"Or, a bend compony, sable and ermine [elsewhere compony ermines and ermine]— STILE
... Gules, a saltier argent, and a label compony of the second and azure— ..."
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