rompu

adjective

rom·​pu

ˈräm(ˌ)pü

of a heraldic ordinary

: depicted as broken usually with the broken piece pushed up compare fracted sense 2

Word History

Etymology

French, past participle of rompre to break, from Latin rumpere

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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