1. The reversion of any land or tenements to the lord within his manor, or to the state, through failure of heirs; the place or circuit within which the king or lord is entitled to escheats; a writ to recover escheats from the person in possession; the lands which fall to the lord or estate by escheat; the forfeiture incurred by man

2. To forfeit.

3. To revert, as land, to the lord of a manor or to the state by means of the extinction of the blood of the tenant or otherwise.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• wscheat,
• sscheat,
• dscheat,
• rscheat,
• 4scheat,
• 3scheat,
• eacheat,
• ezcheat,
• excheat,
• edcheat,
• eecheat,
• ewcheat,
• esxheat,
• esvheat,
• esfheat,
• esdheat,
• escgeat,
• eshceat,
• escheet,
• esheet

• Esta.

The adjective form of the word "escheat" is "escheatable".

The plural form of the word "escheat" is "escheats".

The singular form of the word "escheat" is "escheat".