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hotchpot

hotchpot noun: the blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance. Also the alternative form of hotchpotch.

Noun

hotchpot (plural hotchpots)

  1. (civil law, inheritance) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.
    Synonyms:
    collation

Also used as

hotchpot is also the alternative form of hotchpotch.

Synonyms of hotchpot

Forms of hotchpot

pluralhotchpots

Questions about hotchpot

What does hotchpot mean?
Hotchpot means the blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.
What part of speech is hotchpot?
Hotchpot is a noun.
What is the plural of hotchpot?
The plural of hotchpot is hotchpots.

Words near hotchpot in the dictionary

  1. Hotchkin
  2. Hotchkiss
  3. Hotchkiss gun
  4. Hotchkiss guns
  5. Hotchley Hill
  6. hotchpot
  7. hotchpotch
  8. hotchpotches
  9. hotchpots
  10. hotcockles
  11. hotdesk

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