Inescutcheon

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  • n. A small escutcheon within another
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small escutcheon borne within a shield.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In heraldry, a small escutcheon, or the representation of a shield, used either as a bearing or charged upon the escutcheon for a special purpose, as an escutcheon of pretense, or very small and borne in chief by a baronet, in which case it is charged with the red hand of Ulster. When there are several inescutcheons, they are usually called escutcheons.
    • Word Usage
    "In the centre is an inescutcheon bearing the Union Jack honouring the role of the military college and its alumni in defending King, Country and Empire in the various wars."
     
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