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escheat

Meaningto fall upon, meet

Common meaning: property passing to a lord or the state by law

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinexcadere‘to fall upon, meet’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto fall upon, meet → property falling to a lordeschete‘property falling to a lord’source
  3. Englishescheat‘property passing to a lord or the state by law’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin excadere ‘to fall upon, meet’.

Roots

  • excadere Late Latin “to fall upon, meet”

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