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PIE word *h₁én From in- (prefix meaning ‘in; within’) + escutcheon.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
inescutcheon
in·e·scutch·eonToday it means: A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon. Full definition →