Coun'ter-pāled, a.
a. (Her.) Divided into twelve pales parted per-fesse, the two colors being counter-changed, so that the upper and lower are of different colors; — said of an escutcheon.
a. (Her.) Divided into twelve pales parted per-fesse, the two colors being counter-changed, so that the upper and lower are of different colors; — said of an escutcheon.