1. (Her.) 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.
Hatch"ure (-r; 135), n. Same as Hachure.
Hatch"way` (-w`), n. A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor,
affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a
cellar.
Hate (ht), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hating.] [OE.
haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS. hatan, hatn to be hostile to, D.
haten to hate, OHG. hazzn, hazzn, G. hassen, Icel. & Sw. hata, Dan.
hade, Goth. hatan, hatjan. √36. Cf. Hate, n., Heinous.]
1. To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should
befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike
intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer.