| 单词 | escheat |
| 释义 | Word Frequency escheat(ɪsˈtʃiːt) law noun 1. (in England before 1926) the reversion of property to the Crown in the absence of legal heirs 2. (in feudal times) the reversion of property to the feudal lord in the absence of legal heirs or upon outlawry of the tenant 3. the property so reverting verb 4. to take (land) by escheat or (of land) to revert by escheat Derived forms escheatable (esˈcheatable) adjective escheatage (esˈcheatage) noun Word origin C14: from Old French eschete, from escheoir to fall to the lot of, from Late Latin excadere (unattested), from Latin cadere to fall |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含233703条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。