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1. plural of heriot n. 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: ecdict

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lord tenant tribute heriot accouterments arms beast best chattel chattels customary death decease due fee formerly goods military modern paid payment plural

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