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heriot

noun
/ˈhɛɹɪət/

Etymology

From Old English hereġeatwa (“military equipment, army gear”). Per Etymonline: "An Anglo-Saxon service of weapons, loaned by the lord to his retainer and repayable to him upon the retainer's death; sense transferred by 13c. to a feudal due upon the death of a tenant, payable to his lord in beasts."

  1. inherited from hereġeatwa

Definitions

  1. The return of military equipment.

  2. A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant.

  3. A tribute.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To pay the heriot on (a piece of real estate) after the death of the previous tenant…

      To pay the heriot on (a piece of real estate) after the death of the previous tenant (such as one's parent, uncle, aunt, or grandparent).

    2. A surname.

    3. A scattered settlement in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically part of…

      A scattered settlement in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically part of Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3952 to NT4054).

    4. A settlement in West Otago, New Zealand.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA