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hatch·ment (hac̸h′mənt)

noun

Heraldry a diamond-shaped panel bearing the coat of arms of a person who has recently died, displayed before the house during mourning

Etymology: for earlier atcheament, altered < achievement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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