escuchon

== Old French == === Alternative forms === escusson === Etymology === escu +‎ -on, with the interfixed sequence -ch- (later -ss-) to break up the vowel sounds. === Noun === escuchon oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuchons, nominative singular escuchons, nominative plural escuchon) small shield; escutcheon ==== Descendants ==== French: écusson → Middle English: scochonEnglish: escutcheon, scutcheon === References === Etymology and history of “écusson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012