hatchment


hatch·ment

H0082300 (hăch′mənt)n. Heraldry A panel bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.
[Alteration of hachement, achiment, from achievement, escutcheon.]

hatchment

(ˈhætʃmənt) n (Heraldry) heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead person. Also called: achievement [C16: changed from achievement]

hatch•ment

(ˈhætʃ mənt)

n. a square tablet bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person. [1540–50; variant of achievement]