inescutcheon UK /ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃn̩/US /ɪnɪˈskʌt͡ʃ(ə)n/ noun1 •A small escutcheon (“coat of arms; shield”) (such as an escutcheon of pretence) which is charged (“represented”) on a larger escutcheon.[A]n Inescutcheon is properly the Charge of a Shield, and born vvithin a 'Scutcheon or Shield, […] — 1724 formsinescutcheons