escheten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• eschet

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French escheoiter, from escheoit, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”); equivalent to eschete +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare acheten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈt͡ʃɛːtən/

Verb

escheten

1. To take property from one's feudal subjects; to escheat.

   Synonym: acheten

Conjugation

Conjugation of escheten (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) escheten
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	eschete	escheted, eschete
2nd-person singular	eschetest	eschetedest, eschetest
3rd-person singular	escheteth	escheted, eschete
subjunctive singular	eschete
imperative singular		—
plural1	escheten, eschete	escheteden, eschetede, escheten, eschete
imperative plural	escheteth, eschete	—
participles	eschetynge, eschetende	escheted, eschet

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• eschete
• escheterie
• eschetour

 

Descendants

• English: escheat

References

• “eschēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.