Hatchment
//ˈhæt͡ʃmənt// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A display of the arms, supporters, crests, motto, etc of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall
"No Trophee, Sword, nor Hatchment o're his bones."
Example
More examples"No Trophee, Sword, nor Hatchment o're his bones."
Etymology
From Middle French hachement, a modification of Old French acesmement (“adornment”) (related to Italian accismare); not, as is often claimed, an alteration of achievement.
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