heriot

== English == === Etymology === From Old English hereġeatwa (“military equipment, army gear”). Per Etymonline: "An Anglo-Saxon service of weapons, loaned by the lord to his retainer and repayable to him upon the retainer's death; sense transferred by 13c. to a feudal due upon the death of a tenant, payable to his lord in beasts." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹɪət/ === Noun === heriot (plural heriots) (historical) The return of military equipment. (historical) A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant. Synonym: herezeld (dated) A tribute. === Verb === heriot (third-person singular simple present heriots, present participle herioting, simple past and past participle herioted) (rare, historical, transitive) To pay the heriot on (a piece of real estate) after the death of the previous tenant (such as one's parent, uncle, aunt, or grandparent). ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === therio-