Heraldry a diamond-shaped panel bearing the coat of arms of a person who has recently died, displayed before the house during mourning
Origin of hatchment
for earlier atcheament, altered from achievementhatchment
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hatchment
noun
HeraldryA panel bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.
Origin of hatchment
Alteration of hachement, achiment from achievement escutcheonTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural hatchments)
- (heraldry) An escutcheon of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall
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