compony

[ kuhm-poh-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Heraldry.

compony

/ kəmˈpəʊneɪ; kəmˈpəʊnɪ /

usually postpositive heraldry made up of alternating metal and colour, colour and fur, or fur and metal

Origin of compony¹

1565–75; < Middle French compone, nasalized variant of copone, equivalent to copon coupon + -e -ee

Origin of compony¹

C16: from Old French componé, from copon piece, coupon

The whole banner was usually fringed with the livery colours, giving the effect of a bordure compony.

In Scotland the mark of illegitimacy for the arms is the bordure compony, which is usually but not always indicative of the same.

The bordure counter-compony has been occasionally stated to have the same character.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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