ESCHEAT


Meaning of ESCHEAT in English

[ ɪs'tʃi:t , ɛs- ]

chiefly historical

■ noun the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs.

■ verb revert or cause to be reverted as an ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr. eschete , based on L. excidere 'fall away', from ex- 'out of, from' + cadere 'to fall'.

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