- Heregeatu
- Lit. 'war gear'. Military equipment in general. -Cf. Heriot
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Heregeatu
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heregeatu — f ( we/ wa), n ( wes/ ) war gear, military equipment; heriot … Old to modern English dictionary
Heriot — Feudal service due a lord on the death of one of his men, namely the return of military equipment; later, heriot consisted of giving the lord the best beast or a sum of money. Latinised as herietum. [< OldEngl. heregeatu = war gear] Cf.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Heriot — Her i*ot, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heriot custom — Heriot Her i*ot, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heriot service — Heriot Her i*ot, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law) Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heriot — /her ee euht/, n. Eng. Law. a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant. [bef. 900; ME heriot, heriet, OE heregeate, heregeatu, heregeatwa war gear, equiv … Universalium
