† hereyeldherieldn.
Old Scots Law.attributive.1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 3904 From thine-furth thay sall want thair hyrald-hors.1554 D. Lindsay Dialog Experience & Courteour l. 4734 in Wks. (1931) I Than cumis the Landis Lorde, perfors, And cleiks tyll hym ane herield hors.
The render to the superior of the best living animal of a deceased vassal; at an early date commuted for a fixed money payment, and now practically obsolete: see quot. 1861; corresponding to English heriot n.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > on death of vassal
heriotc950
hereyeld?a1500
mainmorte1604
farleu1670
?a1500 Leges Quatuor Burgorum xvii, in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 336/2 In burgh sall nocht be herde bludewyt na ȝit stokisdynt na merchet na hereȝelde [L. nec merchet nec herieth] na nane suilk maner of thyng.
1508 in D. Black Hist. Brechin (1867) ii. 31 A horse..as the Herzeld of..John Carnegy his father.]
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 1986 Our gude gray meir was baittand on the feild And our Land's laird tuik hir, for his hyreild.
c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 200 Na hereȝeld sould be paid.
1597 J. Skene De Verborum Significatione Herreȝelda, is the best aucht, oxe, kowe, or vther beast quhilk ane husband-man..hes in his possession, the time of his decease, quhilk aucht and suld be given to his Landis-lorde.
1693 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. (ed. 2) ii. 111 §80 The Herezeld was found due to the La[dy] Liferenter, though the Defunct had the Room in Steelbow.
1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) (at cited word) This exaction has been long unknown in practice..Sometimes, in striking a composition, the value of the herezeld is stated against the vassal in money at a low conversion.
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