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escheated

vb. (en-past of: escheat)

Usage examples of "escheated".

He conferred on him the whole estate of William Peverell, which had escheated to the crown: he put him in possession of eight castles, with all the forests and honors annexed to them: he delivered over to him no less than six earldoms, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Nottingham, Dorset, Lancaster and Derby.

Since many of them had died without heirs, much of this money escheated back to me as their duke.

Kierney to remain in a family that has at least some MacLean blood than to have the line totally extinguished, the Kierney lands escheated to the Crown, and the lands and titles handed over to someone who has absolutely no ties with the land, such as happened with Culdi.

Sometimes you almost wished for revolt, so that the estates of traitors could be escheated to the king.