hatchment

[ hach-muhnt ]

/ ˈhætʃ mənt /

noun Heraldry.

a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.

Origin of hatchment

First recorded in 1540–50; variant (by syncopation and aspiration) of achievement

Words nearby hatchment

hatchettite, hatchetwork, Hatchie, hatching, hatchling, hatchment, hatchway, hat dance, hate, hateable, hate crime

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Example sentences from the Web for hatchment

For hatchment we find in the 16th century achement, and even achievement.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
The cessation of the ceremonial funeral, no doubt, led to the cult of the hatchment.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
It may be questioned if a hatchment is now hung up, either on the dwelling, or in a church, in any part of America.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper
There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form.
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New|Walter Crane

An earl's coronet now figured on the hatchment which hung over Castlewood gate—and there was an end of the jolly gentleman.
The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for hatchment

hatchment

/ (ˈhætʃmənt) /

noun

heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead personAlso called: achievement

Word Origin for hatchment

C16: changed from achievement

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hatchment
释义	hatchment [ hach-muhnt ] / ˈhætʃ mənt / noun Heraldry. a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person. Origin of hatchment First recorded in 1540–50; variant (by syncopation and aspiration) of achievement Words nearby hatchment hatchettite, hatchetwork, Hatchie, hatching, hatchling, hatchment, hatchway, hat dance, hate, hateable, hate crime Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hatchment For hatchment we find in the 16th century achement, and even achievement. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley The cessation of the ceremonial funeral, no doubt, led to the cult of the hatchment. A Complete Guide to Heraldry\|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies It may be questioned if a hatchment is now hung up, either on the dwelling, or in a church, in any part of America. Satanstoe\|James Fenimore Cooper There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form. Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New\|Walter Crane An earl's coronet now figured on the hatchment which hung over Castlewood gate—and there was an end of the jolly gentleman. The Virginians\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for hatchment hatchment / (ˈhætʃmənt) / noun heraldry a diamond-shaped tablet displaying the coat of arms of a dead personAlso called: achievement Word Origin for hatchment C16: changed from achievement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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