Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CHAM-PAIN'
CHAM-PAIGN', or CHAM-PAIN'CHAMP'ED
CHAM-PAIN', n.
In heraldry, champain or point champain, is a mark of dishonor in the coat of arms of him who has killed a prisoner of war after he has asked for quarter. – Encyc.
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