Meanings
nounescheatage (countable and uncountable, plural escheatages)
plural escheatages
- countableuncountableThe right of succeeding to an escheat.
their goods are not subject to droit Aubaine, that is , they do not fall by Escheatage to the King as other strangers goods do in some Countries
1664, James Howell, Proedria-Basilike
Origin
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escheatage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheatage
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“escheatage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheatage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escheatage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escheatage.
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