Definition for Escheat:

• Spenser.

Synonyms for Escheat:

• n.

  •possession (noun)
  • escheat.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • reversion,
  • transferred possession,
  • transferred property.

Escheat Sentence Examples:

• If 't is delayed till I am convicted, the state may claim that they were in escheat, but for these few hours I have a good title, and if ever they seek to invalidate the deeds, set up the mortgages on Boxely that you hold, as the consideration.

• About 1786, the inhabitants of Sackville made a return of the state of the settlement to the Government to show that if a proposed escheat was made it would be attended with great confusion, as but few of the grants had not been improved.

Homophones for Escheat:

• eased, equid, eighty-two, ect, escudo, executed, eke out, eject, egghead, est, exiguity, Exsiccate, exit, exact, exhaust hood, exocoetidae, eye socket, estate, eyesight, exist, execute, exudate, exhaust, echt, equisetatae, eyeshadow, excogitate, ezed, exactitude, egoist, essayist, excite, eight, equity, equate, Exegete, excused, exocet, east, exode, esocidae, exacta, exude, eightieth, egest, equidae, each day, egg white, exhausted, eyeshot, eight-day, eyeshade, eighty, exquisite, exceed, excited, eighth, esthete.

Hyponym for Escheat:

• n.

  • possession
    transferred possession, transferred property, reversion.