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单词 heriot
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
her•i•ot  (her′ē ət),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Law.]
  1. Lawa 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; Middle English heriot, heriet, Old English heregeate, heregeatu, heregeatwa war gear, equivalent. to here army + geate, etc., equipment; cognate with Old Norse gǫtvar (plural)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heriot /ˈhɛrɪət/ n
  1. (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
Etymology: Old English heregeatwa, from here army + geatwa equipment
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