achete
Middle English
Alternative forms
- acheitte, a-chete, chete
Etymology
A modification of eschete paralleling the formation of acheten from escheten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtʃɛːt(ə)/, /ˈtʃɛːt(ə)/
Noun
achete (plural achetes) (rare)
- Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor.
- Property acquired through escheat.
Descendants
- English: cheat
References
- “achēte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “chēte, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.