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inescutcheon

noun
/ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃn̩/UK/ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from scutum
  2. derived from escusson
  3. derived from escuchon
  4. inherited from scochon
  5. prefixed as inescutcheon — “in- + escutcheon”

Definitions

  1. A small escutcheon (“coat of arms

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

    • [A]n Ineſcutcheon is properly the Charge of a Shield, and born vvithin a 'Scutcheon or Shield, […]
    • When only one escutcheon is borne as a charge, it is now generally termed an in'''escutcheon, but in the early rolls there is no such distinction.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA