escheat

Etymology
From, from , , , , from the past participle of , from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
 * 2)  The property so reverted.
 * 3)  Plunder, booty.
 * 4) That which falls to one; a reversion or return.
 * 1) That which falls to one; a reversion or return.

Translations

 * Middle English: eschete
 * Polish:

Verb

 * 1)  To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate.
 * 2)  To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir.
 * 1)  To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir.

Translations

 * Hungarian: háramlási jog
 * Latin: fiscalitas
 * Middle English: escheten