achete

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === acheitte, a-chete, chete === Etymology === A modification of eschete paralleling the formation of acheten from escheten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛːt(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛːt(ə)/ === Noun === achete (plural achetes) (rare) Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor. Property acquired through escheat. ==== Descendants ==== English: cheat ==== References ==== “achēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “chēte, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.