hatchment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hatchment
First recorded in 1540–50; variant (by syncopation and aspiration) of achievement
Example Sentences
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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
At the head of the coffin was raised a large hatchment of the armorial bearings of the deceased; and the pall over the coffin bore escutcheons of his arms, wrought in silk.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton
Incidentally, the only known hatchment, that has survived in Virginia, is in possession of the Carter family at "Shirley" in Charles City County.
From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Jester, Annie Lash
Chicken counting before hatchment is a poor game anyway.
From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford
If the family bore arms, the hatchment, emblazoned with this emblem, was hung upon the door.
From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Jester, Annie Lash
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