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Definition of "hatchment" [hatch•ment]

  • Heraldry A panel bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hatchment" in a sentence
  • "The hatchment is painted with the arms of Lord and Lady Nelson (estimate: £ 30,000 - £ 35,000)."
  • "The most important item will be a painted silk armorial hatchment from his state funeral car."
  • "The house so drearily out of repair, the occasional bow – window, the stuccoed house, the newly – fronted house, the corner house with nothing but angular rooms, the house with the blinds always down, the house with the hatchment always up, the house where the collector has called for one quarter of an Idea, and found nobody at home — who has not dined with these?"