escheten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === eschet === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French escheoiter, from escheoit, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”); equivalent to eschete +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare acheten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛːtən/ === Verb === escheten To take property from one's feudal subjects; to escheat. Synonym: acheten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: escheat ==== References ==== “eschēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.