Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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heriot
n. [fr. Old English here "army" + geatwa "trappings"] Hist. A customary tribute of goods and chattels, payable to the lord of the fee on the tenant's death. e Heriot derives from an earlier feudal service consisting of military equipment returned to the lord on the tenant's death; over time it came to refer only to the chattel payment due at the tenant's death.
heriot custom
A heriot due by custom. ( This term is used primarily to distinguish a heriot service from an ordinary heriot.
heriot service
A tribute arising from special reservation in a grant or lease of lands, and thus amounting to little more than rent.