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.

   Synonym: gobony

Alternative forms

• componé

Derived terms

• counter-compony
• countercompony

Further reading

• Compone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia