escheat英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants. It is known as bona vacantia in the United Kingdom. countable,uncountable
The property so reverted. countable,uncountable
Plunder, booty. countable,obsolete,uncountable

— Approching, with bold words and bitter threat, / Bad that same boaster, as he mote, on high / To leaue to him that Lady for excheat, / Or bide him battell without further treat.
That which falls to one; a reversion or return. countable,uncountable

— And by my ruines thinkes to make them great: / To make one great by others losse, is bad excheat

动词 v.

To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate. transitive

— Arms are very rigidly controlled in Scotland by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. […] Under an Act of 1592, Lyon King of Arms can escheat to the Sovereign all goods unlawfully displaying arms.
To revert, convert, or vest ownership to the government or lord because its previous owner died without an heir or a business closed and no one claims the assets. intransitive

词形变化

escheats plural escheats present,singular,third-person escheating participle,present escheated participle,past escheated past

词汇关系

衍生词

cheater escheatable escheatage unescheated

词源

词源 1

From Middle English escheat, achete, eschete (“the reversion or conversion of property to the government”), from Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit (“that which falls to one”), past participle of escheoir (“to fall”) (modern French échoir), from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Doublet of cheat.

词源 2

From Middle English escheat, achete, eschete (“the reversion or conversion of property to the government”), from Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit (“that which falls to one”), past participle of escheoir (“to fall”) (modern French échoir), from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Doublet of cheat.