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Inescutcheon

//ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.

    "All the quartered Arms that I meet vvith belonging to Scottiſh Families, do not exceed ſix different Coats of Arms, vvhich are marſhalled after theſe three vvays, Plain Quartering, Quartering, and Counter-quartering, of vvhich I have treated and illuſtrate by Examples, vvith their Surtouts and Ineſcutcheons."

Etymology

PIE word *h₁én From in- (prefix meaning ‘in; within’) + escutcheon.

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