[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

heriot \her"iot\, 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 tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute
   of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the
   decease of a tenant. --blackstone. bouvier.
   1913 webster

   heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage.

   heriot service law, a heriot due by reservation in a
      grant or lease of lands. --spelman. blackstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
heriot custom heriot service 

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