| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| heriot |
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| SYLLABICATION: | her·i·ot |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h r  - t |
| NOUN: | A tribute or service rendered to a feudal lord on the death of a tenant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English heregeatu : here, army; see koro- in Appendix I + geatwe, equipment, arms.
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