Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land. Reg. Orig. 1646; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 143, 144, E.
Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land. Reg. Orig. 1646; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 143, 144, E.