Morpheme
Escheat
Type
free base
Denotation
return of property, literally fall away from
Etymology
Middle English achete, escheat, eschete; Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit, from escheoir; Late Latin *excadēre; Latin ex- + cadere
Evidence
escheat, escheatable, escheatage, escheated, escheatery, escheating, escheatment, escheator, escheats, unescheated
Notes
cheat clipped from escheat
Doublet
Cheat
