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hatchments

hatchments is the plural of hatchment.

Meaning of hatchment

Noun

hatchment (plural hatchments)

  1. A display of the arms, supporters, crests, motto, etc of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall
    • No Trophee, Sword, nor Hatchment o're his bones.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about hatchments

What is hatchments the plural of?
Hatchments is the plural of hatchment.

Words near hatchments in the dictionary

  1. hatchling
  2. hatchlings
  3. hatchman
  4. hatchmen
  5. hatchment
  6. hatchments
  7. hatcht
  8. hatchure
  9. hatchures
  10. Hatchville
  11. hatchway

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