scutcheon

Etymology
Aphetic form of.

Noun

 * 1) An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
 * 2) * 1627,, Essays of Francis Bacon or Counsels, Civil and Moral, Chapter 29. "Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates":
 * There be now, for martial encouragement, some degrees and orders of chivalry; which nevertheless are conferred promiscuously, upon soldiers and no soldiers; and some remembrance perhaps, upon the scutcheon; and some hospitals for maimed soldiers; and such like things.
 * 1) An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.
 * There be now, for martial encouragement, some degrees and orders of chivalry; which nevertheless are conferred promiscuously, upon soldiers and no soldiers; and some remembrance perhaps, upon the scutcheon; and some hospitals for maimed soldiers; and such like things.
 * 1) An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.
 * 1) An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.