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hatchment

[ hach-muhnt ]

noun

, Heraldry.
  1. a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.


hatchment

/ ˈhætʃmənt /

noun

  1. heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead person Also calledachievement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchment1

First recorded in 1540–50; variant (by syncopation and aspiration) of achievement
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchment1

C16: changed from achievement
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Example Sentences

If the family bore arms, the hatchment, emblazoned with this emblem, was hung upon the door.

There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form.

I refer to the methods of depicting arms upon hatchments, and more particularly to the hatchment of a married woman.

If for a bachelor the hatchment bears upon a shield his arms, crest, and other appendages, the whole on a black ground.

It is thus easy to discern from the hatchment the sex, condition and quality, and possibly the name of the deceased.

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