Heriot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tribute or service rendered to a feudal lord on the death of a tenant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the return of military equipment
  • n. a payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant
  • n. a tribute
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In English law, a feudal service, tribute, or fine, as the best beast or other chattel, payable to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner, landholder, or vassal.
    • Word Usage
    "GODEFRIDUS-GOTRIC is credited with a third Saxon tribute, a heriot of"
    Cross Reference
    heriot custom    heriot service   
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