HATCHMENT


Meaning of HATCHMENT in English

/hach"meuhnt/ , n. Heraldry.

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

[ 1540-50; var. (by syncopation and aspiration) of ACHIEVEMENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .