adjective
- divided into squares of alternating colors
Usage: heraldry
Examples
- The knight’s shield bore a compony border of red and gold.
- The heraldic design featured a compony pattern around the edge.
- Medieval banners often displayed compony divisions.
- The coat of arms had a compony chief with alternating blue and white squares.
- Heraldic artists carefully painted each compony section.
- The family crest showed a compony fess across the shield.