Definition of Herot
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a tribute, originally the return of military equipment, later a payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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