eschete
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.