atchievement

English

Noun

atchievement (countable and uncountable, plural atchievements)

  1. (heraldry) Alternative spelling of achievement.
  2. Obsolete form of achievement.
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 64:
      [describing a horse] " […] his docibleness and desire of glory and praise, and consequently his notable atchievements in War […] "
    • 1772, Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, volume 47, page 393:
      Here, lying perdue, in a snug corner of the hideous inclosure, he over-hears certain Chiefs, or Princes, of the Devils, in their conferences, relate their several exploits and atchievements in the seduction of mankind […]

See also

References

  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
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