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herioting

herioting is the present participle and gerund of heriot.

Meaning of heriot

Verb

heriot (third-person singular simple present heriots, present participle herioting, simple past and past participle herioted)

  1. (historical, rare, transitive) To pay the heriot on (a piece of real estate) after the death of the previous tenant (such as one's parent, uncle, aunt, or grandparent).
    • Page 174, line 25. Perhaps the Richard Longebothome here mentioned was the same man as the Richard who herioted the property in 1509. Apr. 23, I Hen. VIII (1509). Ric. Longebothome paid xxiijˢ iiijᵈ [23s 4d] fine for license of herioting one messuage called Longebothome, one cottage, and 40 acres...1904, Halifax Wills: Being Abstracts and Translations of the Wills Registered at York from the Parish of Halifax, volume 2, Halifax, West Yorkshire

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Questions about herioting

What is herioting the present participle and gerund of?
Herioting is the present participle and gerund of heriot.

Words near herioting in the dictionary

  1. Herington
  2. Heringtons
  3. heriot
  4. heriotable
  5. herioted
  6. herioting
  7. heriots
  8. Herisau
  9. herisson
  10. herissons
  11. herit

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