ESCHEAT


Meaning of ESCHEAT in English

I. is-ˈchēt, ish-ˈchēt noun

Etymology: Middle English eschete, from Anglo-French, reversion of property, from escheir to fall, devolve, from Vulgar Latin * excadēre, from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin * cadēre to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance

Date: 14th century

1. : escheated property

2.

a. : the reversion of lands in English feudal law to the lord of the fee when there are no heirs capable of inheriting under the original grant

b. : the reversion of property to the crown in England or to the state in the United States when there are no legal heirs

II. verb

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

: to cause to revert by escheat

intransitive verb

: to revert by escheat

• es·cheat·able -ˈchē-tə-bəl adjective

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