heriot

Meanings

• noun

  A heriot is a fee or payment in kind, especially one made in lieu of a feudal duty or a debt.

  - "The heriot was a traditional payment made by the tenant to the lord in lieu of cash rent."
  - "The heriot consisted of livestock, crops, or other goods."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with heriot
hermit , merit , sert , ferret

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Variants

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heriot , heriots

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Etymology

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From Old French 'heritage' or 'heriotage', from Latin 'hereditas' meaning 'inheritance'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'heriot' is also used in heraldry to refer to a symbolic representation of a tenant's holdings or possessions.

2. In some cases, the heriot was used as a way for lords to assess the value of a tenant's estate for tax purposes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Feudalism: A political and social system based on land tenure, where lords held lands from a monarch or other superior, and vassals held lands from lords in exchange for military service and other obligations.

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Culture

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In medieval Scotland, a heriot was a customary payment made to the lord upon the death of a tenant. This payment was often in the form of livestock or crops and was considered a form of inheritance tax.

How to Memorize "heriot"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a medieval scene with a tenant making a heriot payment to their lord in the form of livestock or crops.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'heriot' with the idea of a traditional payment made in kind, especially in a feudal context.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Heriot: A heritAGE of livestock and grain'.

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