English dictionary
heriot
/'h/E/r/i//@/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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.
Source: webster1913