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 tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant.
Blackstone. Bouvier.
Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage. -- Heriot service Law, a heriot due by reservation in a grant or lease of lands.
Spelman. Blackstone.
© Webster 1913.