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What does hatchment mean?

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Noun
  1. (heraldry) An escutcheon of a deceased person, placed within a black lozenge and hung on a wall
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I refer to the methods of depicting arms upon hatchments, and more particularly to the hatchment of a married woman.
If a person was significant due to his deeds in life, a text on the hatchment made the most of these achievements.
The tomb of Admiral Sir Isaac Smith is adjacent to the south side of the chancel and his funeral hatchment also hangs on the north aisle wall, near that of Nelson.
If the family bore arms, the hatchment, emblazoned with this emblem, was hung upon the door.
The other hatchment is for Mrs. Henrietta Sleorgin who has the raised tomb outside the east window.
A hatchment is a memorial to a person who has died and is made up from the deceased's coat of arms There are three hatchments in the church.

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