eschete
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See also: Eschete
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French escheoit m, escheoite f, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”). Compare escheten and achete.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eschete (uncountable)
- The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat.
- Synonym: achete
- Any property taken in this way (sometimes given to another subject)
- (rare, law) A writ for the escheat of a given property.
Descendants[edit]
- English: escheat
References[edit]
- “eschēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.