Eschaetae vulgo discuntur quae decidentibus iis quae de rege tenent, cum non existit ratione sanguinis baeres, ad fiscum relabuntur

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

They are commonly called escheats which upon the dying out of those who hold of the king when there is no heir by consanguinity, revert to the treasury.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary