Heriot
Heriot , noun
[Anglo-Saxon heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.]
(Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant. — Blackstone. Bouvier
Collocations (2)
Heriot custom , a heriot depending on usage.
Heriot service (Law) , a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands. — Spelman. Blackstone