heriot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛrɪət/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(her′ē ət)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
her•i•ot  (her′ē ət),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Law.]
  1. Lawa feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
  • bef. 900; Middle English heriot, heriet, Old English heregeate, heregeatu, heregeatwa war gear, equivalent. to here army + geate, etc., equipment; cognate with Old Norse gǫtvar (plural)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heriot / ˈhɛrɪət/
  1. (in medieval England) a death duty paid by villeins and free tenants to their lord, often consisting of the dead man's best beast or chattel
Etymology: Old English heregeatwa, from here army + geatwa equipment

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