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Definition of Heriots

Heriot
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 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. Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage. Heriot service (Law), a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands. --Spelman. Blackstone.

Meaning of Heriots from wikipedia

- Heriot or Heriots may refer to: Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe...
- de Vitry called lords who imposed heriots "vultures that prey upon death... worms feeding upon the corpse." Heriot came in many varieties. G. G. Coulton...
- George Heriot (15 June 1563 – 12 February 1624) was a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist. He is chiefly remembered today as the founder of George Heriot's...
- @KermodeMovie putting Aftersun, written and directed by former @George_Heriots pupil Charlotte Wells, as best film of 2022. A terrific film - moving and...
- Heriot are a British metalcore band. The band was formed in Swindon in 2014 by lead guitarist Erhan Alman, b****ist and vocalist Jake Packer and drummer...
- Heriot-Watt University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821...
- Blanche Heriot was a legendary heroine from Chertsey, Surrey, whose story was brought to a wider public in two works by the Chertsey-born early Victorian...
- John Heriot may refer to: John Heriot (footballer) (born 1940), Australian rules footballer John Heriot (journalist) (1760–1833), journalist and author...
- (4) 2002–03, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015-16 Runners-Up: (2) 2007–08, 2018-19 Heriots Sevens Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957 Langholm Sevens Champions (6): 1926...
- Heriot was born at Haddington, Scotland, in 1759, the eldest child of John Heriot, the sheriff clerk of the town, and his wife Marjory. The Heriots were...