counˈter-paled adjective (heraldry)
Divided equally, as an escutcheon, first palewise, then by a line fesse-wise, with tinctures counterchanged
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ˈcounter-ˌpaled, a. Her.[counter- 14: cf. next.]
Of a shield: Parted into an even number of divisions pale-wise, and divided fess-wise, the tinctures of the upper and lower halves being counterchanged.
1727–51 Chambers Cycl.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.