HERIOTS

Noun

heriots

plural of heriot

Anagrams

• hoister, shortie, toshier

Source: Wiktionary


HERIOT

Her"i*ot, n. Etym: [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law)

Definition: Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant. Blackstone. Bouvier. Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage.

– Heriot service (Law), a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands. Spelman. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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