acheten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === a-chetyn, chetyn === Etymology === Modification of escheten, possibly reflecting the loss of French preconsonantal /s/; equivalent to achete +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛːtən/, /ˈt͡ʃɛːtən/ === Verb === acheten (rare) To take property from one's feudal subjects; to escheat. Synonym: escheten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: cheat Scots: cheat, chate, chait ==== References ==== “achēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “chēten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.