HATCHMENT
\hˈat͡ʃmənt], \hˈatʃmənt], \h_ˈa_tʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of HATCHMENT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A lozenge-shaped funereal escutcheon or coat of arms, placed in front of the residence of the deceased for a certain time, and afterwards in a church.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
