adjective
- Divided into or arranged in cantons (districts or sections); having a canton or cantons.
Usage: heraldry; geography
verb
- Past tense and past participle of 'canton': to divide into cantons or districts; to quarter (troops) in a canton or temporary camp.
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The shield displayed a cantoned design with four distinct sections.
- The troops were cantoned in the valley for the winter.
- Switzerland is a cantoned nation with 26 semi-autonomous regions.
- The soldiers were cantoned near the border to maintain order.
- The heraldic emblem featured a cantoned pattern of alternating colors.