Defn: 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.
HERIOTABLE
Her"i*ot*a*ble, a.
Defn: Subject to the payment of a heriot. Burn.
HERISSON
Her"is*son, n. Etym: [F. hérisson, prop., hedgehog.] (fort.)
Defn: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; - - used to block up a passage.
HERITABILITY
Her`it*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being heritable.
HERITABLE
Her"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [OF. héritable. See Heritage, Hereditable.]
1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance; inheritable.
2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance. This son shall be legitimate and heritable. Sir M. Hale. Heritable rights (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to land or whatever may be intimately connected with land; realty. Jacob (Law Dict.).