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Definition of Heriot

Heriot
Heriot 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.

Meaning of Heriot from wikipedia

- Heriot, from Old English heregeat ("war-gear"), was originally a death-duty in late Anglo-Saxon England, which required that at death, a nobleman provided...
- Heriot-Watt University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821...
- George Heriot's School is a private primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Lauriston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st...
- Heriot are a British metal band, based in Swindon and Birmingham, England. Heriot were originally formed in late 2014 by drummer Julian Gage, b****ist...
- Heriot or Heriots may refer to: Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe...
- George Heriot (15 June 1563 – 12 February 1624) was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. He is chiefly remembered today as the founder of George Heriot's...
- John Heriot may refer to: John Heriot (footballer) (born 1940), Australian rules footballer John Heriot (journalist) (1760–1833), journalist and author...
- George Heriot (1563–1624) was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. George Heriot may also refer to: George Heriot (goldsmith, died 1610) (1539/40–1610)...
- Blanche Heriot was a legendary heroine from Chertsey, Surrey, whose story was brought to a wider public in two works by the Chertsey-born early Victorian...
- Gail L. Heriot is an American attorney and legal scholar serving as a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. Since 2007, she has...