Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HATCHMENT
n.[corrupted from achievement. ] An armorial escutcheon on a herse at funerals, or in a church.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HATCHMENT
Hatch "ment, n. Etym: [Corrupt. fr. achievement. ]
1. (Her. )
Defn: 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. His obscure funeral; No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones. Shak.
2. A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in general, a mark of dignity. Let there be deducted, out of our main potation, Five marks in hatchments to adorn this thigh. Beau. & Fl.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hatchment
hatch ment |ˈhaCHmənt ˈhætʃmənt | ▶noun a large tablet, typically diamond-shaped, bearing the coat of arms of someone who has died, displayed in their honor. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from obsolete French hachement, from Old French acesmement ‘adornment. ’
Oxford Dictionary
hatchment
hatch |ment |ˈhatʃm (ə )nt | ▶noun a large tablet, typically diamond-shaped, bearing the coat of arms of someone who has died, displayed in their honour. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from obsolete French hachement, from Old French acesmement ‘adornment ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hatchment
h á tch ment 名詞 C 菱形 （ひしがた ）の死者の紋標 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary