ALL meanings of heriot
her·i·ot
H h - noun heriot 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. 1
- noun heriot A tribute paid to a lord out of the belongings of a tenant who died, often consisting of a live animal or, originally, military equipment that he had been lent during his lifetime. 1
- noun heriot (in medieval England) a death duty paid by villeins and free tenants to their lord, often consisting of the dead man's best beast or chattel 0
- noun heriot a payment in chattels or money (orig., a restoration of arms, equipment, etc.) made to the lord from the possessions of a tenant who had died 0
- noun heriot (Obsolete (No longer in use)) the return of military equipment. 0
- noun heriot (archaic) a payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant. 0
- noun heriot (dated) a tribute. 0