Escutchion
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete spelling of escutcheon. alt-of, obsolete
"Then pꝛocéeded the Pꝛieſtes, and Chantries of the towne in their Surplices, ſinging, bearing 42. Croſſes of ſiluer, which was the iuſt number of the pariſhes, and chappels in the towne, and euery croſſe had a great banner of a Saint, richly painted thereon, beſides two tapers of white ware in aultar candleſticks, boꝛne by youths, and euery taper armed with an Eſcutchion of the kings armes."
Example
More examples"Then pꝛocéeded the Pꝛieſtes, and Chantries of the towne in their Surplices, ſinging, bearing 42. Croſſes of ſiluer, which was the iuſt number of the pariſhes, and chappels in the towne, and euery croſſe had a great banner of a Saint, richly painted thereon, beſides two tapers of white ware in aultar candleſticks, boꝛne by youths, and euery taper armed with an Eſcutchion of the kings armes."
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