"eschete" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛːt(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French escheoit m, escheoite f, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”). Compare escheten and achete. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|escheoit|g=m}} Borrowed from Old French escheoit m Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} eschete, {{enm-noun|-}} eschete (uncountable)
  1. The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: achete
    Sense id: en-eschete-enm-noun-tYBiqlzW
  2. Any property taken in this way (sometimes given to another subject) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Feudalism
    Sense id: en-eschete-enm-noun-a9-Yt6Kz Disambiguation of Feudalism: 26 70 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 79 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 68 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 80 11
  3. (rare, law) A writ for the escheat of a given property. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Property law
    Sense id: en-eschete-enm-noun-SQ-5fLC7 Disambiguation of Property law: 32 22 46 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: echeete, escaete, escheet, escheitte, eschet, escheyte, eþchete, exschete

Alternative forms

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