GODEFRIDUS-GOTRIC is credited with a third Saxon tribute, a heriot of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Danish History, Books I-IX] Reference

The value of this heriot was fixed by Canute's laws, sect.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John] Reference

Free tenants were also frequently bound to pay relief and heriot.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England] Reference

On many manors heriot was not paid by free tenants, but only by those of lower rank.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England] Reference

XI deals with the right of heriot, or the death-tax imposed upon the widow or heir of a tenant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation] Reference

For instance, when the vassal died, his arms, horse, military equipment reverted as heriot to his master.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference

By the custom of this kingdom there accrueth to the landlord a fine and heriot from his tenant taking a farther estate in his lease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Good Thoughts in Bad Times and Other Papers.] Reference

The re-establishment of his son-in-law in his paternal domains was doubtless desirable, but not at the cost of so exacting a heriot as.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)] Reference

Of their articles he approved of two only, that demanding the right to choose their pastors and that denouncing the heriot or death-duty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age of the Reformation] Reference

But the fine paid on the inheritance of their land was less definitely restricted in amount, and heriot was more universally and more regularly collected.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England] Reference

Replication, that by cuftom cuftomary tenants in fee paid a heriot, and dcicndant de tfytrria took the cows, and uverfes cuflom alledgcd by defend - ant, 3. £r, 402.    From Wordnik.com.  [A complete system of pleading: comprehending the most approved precedents and forms of practice; chiefly consisting of such as have never before been printed: with an index to the principal work, incorporating and making it a continuation of Townshend's and Cornwall's Tables, to the present time; as well as an index of reference to all the ancient and modern entries extant] Reference

The rents were at first paid in kind or in labour, with a heriot, namely, the most valuable animal in stock on a death, but these became latterly commuted for quit rent and fines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old Times at Otterbourne] Reference

The eleventh demands the abolition of the heriot, or inheritance-tax, by which the widow of a rustic was obliged to yield to her lord the best head of cattle or other valuable possession.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age of the Reformation] Reference

The so called feudal incidents, the claims of marriage, wardship, and the like, on the part of the lord, the ancient heriot developed into the later relief, all these things were in the germ under.    From Wordnik.com.  [William the Conqueror] Reference

Villeins, semi-entitled to half a bearskin of winter nights, seven yards from the fire, and adscript serfs, holding the reversion of a scraped marrow-bone under heriot (Aren't those beautiful words, Best Beloved?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Just So Stories] Reference

But in the cadfe of fuch eloignment the lord cannot diftrain the tenant, as he may for the heriot fcrvicej becaufe the di - ftrefs was introduced for the recovery of feudal duties, of which the heriot cuftom is no part.    From Wordnik.com.  [The law and practice of distresses and replevin;] Reference

What occurred subsequently we are not told, save that on the following morning the widow's heriot was sent back, with an ungracious message from the knight, showing his unwillingness to restore what terror only had wrung from him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

What is called a relief in the Conqueror's laws, preserved by Ingulf, seems to have been the heriot; since reliefs, as well as the other burdens of the feudal law, were unknown in the age of the Confessor, whose laws these originally were.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John] Reference

Previous payments of heriot, relief, merchet, and fines, acknowledgments of serfdom, the obtaining of their land on burdensome conditions, were all recorded on the rolls and could be produced to prove the custom of the manor to the disadvantage of the tenant.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England] Reference

A heriot or homage, or what you will call it; he pretends also to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I] Reference

The knight has not sent for the heriot, and I think that He alone who succours the widow and the fatherless can have inclined his heart to mercy. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

He owes me a heriot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference

And one day ice; I take a heriot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare, Euseby Treen, Joseph Carnaby, and Silas Gough, Clerk] Reference

May be of an heriot-fervice, 32.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

100/10/G heriot-watt university.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference

855. by an heriot cullom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports of Sir George Croke, knight. Formerly one of the justices of the courts of Kings-bench, and common-pleas, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said courts [1582-1641]] Reference

We'll have a heriot at Easter! ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

"The heriot, Sir Ralph -- the heriot!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

"Of Gilbert the Galliard a heriot he sought.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)] Reference

How comes it to pass the heriot is not paid! ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

N., lepers. mortuary, n., an ecclesiastical heriot or death-fee. moyenne, adj., medium. pens, n., wings. rechauf, n. tr., kindle spiritually. reliefs, n.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Legend, vol. 6] Reference