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heri·ot (her′ē ət)

noun

Eng. Feudal Law a payment in chattels or money (orig., a restoration of arms, equipment, etc.) made to the lord from the possessions of a tenant who had died

Etymology: ME heriet < OE heregeatwe, lit., army equipment < here, army (see Harold) + geatwe, earlier ge-tawe, equipment, arms < tawian, to prepare: see taw

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