escutcheon of pretence

== English == === Alternative forms === escutcheon of pretense === Noun === escutcheon of pretence (plural escutcheons of pretence) (heraldry, UK) An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife (not commonly used unless she is an heiress). ==== See also ==== impalement === References === “Escutcheon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.