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inescutcheon

Syllables: in·e·scutch·eon/ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃn̩/US/ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃ(ə)n/

inescutcheon noun: a small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.

inescutcheon: a small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged...
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Noun

inescutcheon (plural inescutcheons)

  1. A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.
    • All the quartered Arms that I meet vvith belonging to Scottiſh Families, do not exceed ſix different Coats of Arms, vvhich are marſhalled after theſe three vvays, Plain Quartering, Quartering, and Counter-quartering, of vvhich I have treated and illuſtrate by Examples, vvith their Surtouts and...1718, Alexander Nisbet, “Of Arms of Alliances, with the Method of Marshalling Them and Others Quarterly”, in An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use of Armories; […], Edinburgh: […] William Adams...
    • [A]n Ineſcutcheon is properly the Charge of a Shield, and born vvithin a 'Scutcheon or Shield, […]1724, John Guillim, chapter VII, in A Display of Heraldry. […], 6th edition, London: […] T. W. for R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin, […] [a]nd J. Walthoe and Tho[mas] Ward, […], →OCLC, page 49...

Forms of inescutcheon

pluralinescutcheons

Origin of inescutcheon

PIE word *h₁én From in- (prefix meaning ‘in; within’) + escutcheon.

Words that rhyme with inescutcheon

Questions about inescutcheon

What does inescutcheon mean?
Inescutcheon means a small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.
What part of speech is inescutcheon?
Inescutcheon is a noun.
How do you pronounce inescutcheon?
Inescutcheon is pronounced /ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of inescutcheon?
The plural of inescutcheon is inescutcheons.

Words near inescutcheon in the dictionary

  1. inescates
  2. inescating
  3. inescation
  4. inescations
  5. inesculent
  6. inescutcheon
  7. inescutcheoned
  8. inescutcheons
  9. Ineseño
  10. inesite
  11. Inessa

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