hatchment

[ hach-muh nt ]

/ ˈhætʃ mənt /

noun Heraldry.

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

Words nearby hatchment

hatchettite, hatchetwork, hatchie, hatching, hatchling, hatchment, hatchway, hate, hate crime, hate mail, hate sheet

Origin of hatchment

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

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Examples from the Web for hatchment

For hatchment we find in the 16th century achement, and even achievement.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
The cessation of the ceremonial funeral, no doubt, led to the cult of the hatchment.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
It may be questioned if a hatchment is now hung up, either on the dwelling, or in a church, in any part of America.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper
There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form.
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New|Walter Crane

An earl's coronet now figured on the hatchment which hung over Castlewood gate—and there was an end of the jolly gentleman.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for hatchment

hatchment

/ (ˈhætʃmənt) /

noun

heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead personAlso called: achievement

Word Origin for hatchment

C16: changed from achievement

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hatchment

noun Heraldry.

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