heriot service — A heriot which was due the lord of the manor under a special reservation in his grant … Ballentine's law dictionary
heriot service — noun : a heriot reserved as an incident of the tenure of an estate in fee simple granted in free tenure before 1290 … Useful english dictionary
Heriot — Her i*ot, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heriot custom — Heriot Her i*ot, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heriot — /her ee euht/, n. Eng. Law. a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant. [bef. 900; ME heriot, heriet, OE heregeate, heregeatu, heregeatwa war gear, equiv … Universalium
heriot — /heriyat/ In English law, a customary tribute of goods and chattels, payable to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner of the land. Heriots are divided into heriot service and heriot custom. The former expression denotes such as are due… … Black's law dictionary
heriot — /heriyat/ In English law, a customary tribute of goods and chattels, payable to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner of the land. Heriots are divided into heriot service and heriot custom. The former expression denotes such as are due… … Black's law dictionary
heriot — O.E. here geatwe (pl.) military equipment, army gear, from here army (see HARRY (Cf. harry)). An Anglo Saxon service of weapons, loaned by the lord to his retainer and repayable to him upon the retainer s death; transferred by 13c. to a feudal… … Etymology dictionary
Heriot — Feudal service due a lord on the death of one of his men, namely the return of military equipment; later, heriot consisted of giving the lord the best beast or a sum of money. Latinised as herietum. [< OldEngl. heregeatu = war gear] Cf.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Virginie Hériot — Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot, vicomtesse François Haincque de Saint Sénoch, née au Vésinet (Yvelines) le 26 juillet 1890 et morte à Arcachon (Gironde) le 28 août 1932, est une navigatrice française. Sommaire 1… … Wikipédia en Français
