Definitions for heriot
heri·ot

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heriotnoun

   the return of military equipment

2. heriotnoun

   a payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant

3. heriotnoun

   a tribute

4. Etymology: heregeatwa.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heriotnoun

   A fine paid to the lord at the death of a landholder, commonly the best thing in the landholder’s possession.

   Etymology: heregild, Saxon.

   This he detains from the ivy; for he should be the true possessory lord thereof, but the olive dispenseth with his conscience to pass it over with a compliment and an heriot every year. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   Though thou consume but to renew,
   Yet love, as lord, doth claim a heriot due. John Cleveland.

   I took him up, as your heriot, with intention to have made the best of him, and then have brought the whole produce of him in a purse to you. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heriot

   Heriot, from Old English heregeat ("war-gear"), was originally a death-duty in late Anglo-Saxon England, which required that at death, a nobleman provided to his king a given set of military equipment, often including horses, swords, shields, spears and helmets. It later developed into a kind of tenurial feudal relief due from villeins. The equivalent term in French was droit du meilleur catel.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heriotnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot; here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heriot

   Heriot, from Old English heregeat, was originally a death-duty in late Anglo-Saxon England, which required that at death, a nobleman provided to his king a given set of military equipment, often including horses, swords, shields, spears and helmets. It later developed into a kind of tenurial feudal relief due from villeins. The equivalent term in French was le droit du meilleur catel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heriot

   her′i-ot, n. (Eng. law) a kind of fine due to the lord of a manor on the death of a person holding land of the manor, and consisting of the best beast, jewel, or chattel that belonged to the deceased.—adj. Her′iotable. [A.S. heregeatu, a military preparation—here, an army, geatwe, apparatus.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HERIOT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Heriot is ranked #73911 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Heriot surname appeared 262 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Heriot.
   
   59.9% or 157 total occurrences were White.
   35.1% or 92 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce heriot?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say heriot in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heriot in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heriot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heriot
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=heriot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heriot
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heriot
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=heriot
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=heriot
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html