• (a.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing.
(from the article `heraldry`) ...heraldic heiress (a daughter of a family of no sons). The quarter occupies one-fourth of the shield; the canton, smaller than the quarter, is ...
Check'y (chĕk'ȳ) adjective (Her.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [ Written also checquy , chequy .]
In heraldry, the term checky means divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures. The term is used of both the field and of an armorial bearing.
divided into several rows of squares of two alternating tinctures: a fess checky, or and azure.