Escheat :: Escheat (n.) The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder..
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) The reverting of real property to the State, as original and ultimate proprietor, by reason of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the same..
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession..
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat.
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) That which falls to one; a reversion or retur.
Escheat :: Escheat (v. i.) To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same, or by forfeiture..
Groschen :: Groschen (n.) A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth about two cents. It is not included in the new monetary system of the empire..
Herschelian :: Herschelian (a.) Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope..
Muschelkalk :: Muschelkalk (n.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology..
Paraschematic :: Paraschematic (a.) Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination, gender, etc..
Polyschematist :: Polyschematist (a.) Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions; multiform..
Sabretasche :: Sabretasche (n.) A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt..