单词 | hotchpot |
释义 | hotchpot[ hoch-pot ] / ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt / noun Law.the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, especially when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate. Origin of hotchpot1250–1300; Middle English hochepot<Anglo-French, literally, shake-pot. See hotch, pot1 Words nearby hotchpothot cap, hot-cathode tube, hotch, hotcha, Hotchkiss, hotchpot, hotchpotch, hot cockles, hot cold-working, hot comb, hot corner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hotchpothotchpot / (ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt) / nounproperty law the collecting of property so that it may be redistributed in equal shares, esp on the intestacy of a parent who has given property to his children in his lifetime Word Origin for hotchpotC14: from Old French hochepot, from hocher to shake, of Germanic origin + pot 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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