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Webster 1913 Edition

Hatchment

Hatch′ment

(-ment)
,
Noun.
[Corrupt. fr.
achievement
.]
1.
(Her.)
A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, – usually on the walls of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc. Called also
achievement
.
His obscure funeral;
No trophy, sword, or
hatchment
o’er his bones.
Shakespeare
2.
A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in general, a mark of dignity.
Let there be deducted, out of our main potation,
Five marks in
hatchments
to adorn this thigh.
Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hatchment

HATCH'MENT

,
Noun.
[corrupted from achievement.] An armorial escutcheon on a herse at funerals, or in a church.

Definition 2024

hatchment

hatchment

English

Noun

hatchment ‎(plural hatchments)

  1. (heraldry) An escutcheon of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall

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