Hatchment Definition

hăchmənt
noun
A diamond-shaped panel bearing the coat of arms of a person who has recently died, displayed before the house during mourning.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hatchment

Noun

Singular:
hatchment
Plural:
hatchments

Origin of Hatchment

  • Alteration of hachement, achiment from achievement escutcheon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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