escutcheon of pretence

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word escutcheon of pretence. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word escutcheon of pretence, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say escutcheon of pretence in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word escutcheon of pretence you have here. The definition of the word escutcheon of pretence will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofescutcheon of pretence, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Noun

escutcheon of pretence (plural escutcheons of pretence)

  1. (heraldry, UK) An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife; not commonly used unless she is an heiress.

See also

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “escutcheon of pretence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia