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Middle English
Etymology
Modification of escheten, possibly reflecting the loss of French preconsonantal /s/; equivalent to achete + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛːtən/, /ˈt͡ʃɛːtən/
Verb
acheten
- (rare) To take property from one's feudal subjects; to escheat.
- Synonym: escheten
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “achēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “chēten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.