HERIOT

heriot. Heriot, n. a fine paid to the lord of a manor on a death

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Her″i‐ot (?), n. [[AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.]] (Eng. 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. 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.