hatchment

American  

[hach-muhnt] / ˈhætʃ mənt /

noun

Heraldry.

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

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hatchment British  

/ ˈhætʃmənt /

noun

1. Also called: achievement. heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead person

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Etymology

Origin of hatchment

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

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Example Sentences

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hatchment

Another hatchment with the arms of John Campbell and his second wife Henrietta Villiers — Elizabeth’s sister — made £3,250.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2011

An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

She felt as if her own generation were passing away, when she returned to see the hatchment upon Beauchamp, and to hear of the widow’s failing health. 

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge

In “Hamlet,” Laertes says:— “His means of death, his obscure burial— No trophy, sword, nor hatchment o’er his bones, No noble rite, nor formal ostentation.”

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews

Chicken counting before hatchment is a poor game anyway.

From '?19,000' by Burford Delannoy

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