/her"ee euht/ , n. Eng. Law.
a 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; ME heriot, heriet, OE heregeate, heregeatu, heregeatwa war gear, equiv. to here army + geate, etc., equipment; c. ON gotvar (pl.) ]