De eschaeta
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A writ of escheat which lay for the lord to recover the land where the tenant died without an heir. Reg. Orig. 194.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A writ of escheat.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Breve. L. Lat. Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land. Reg. Orig. 164 b. F. N. B. 143, 144, E.