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Definition of heriot in English English dictionary
- a payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant
- a tribute
- the return of military equipment
- {n} a fine paid to the lord of a manor on a death
- {i} fee paid to a feudal lord upon the death of a servant (English Law)
- 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
- heriots
- plural of heriot
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Hyphenation
he·ri·otPronunciation
Etymology
() Old English heregeatwa.Resimler
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