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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French escheoiter, from escheoit, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”); equivalent to eschete + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare acheten.
Pronunciation
Verb
escheten
- To take property from one's feudal subjects; to escheat.
- Synonym: acheten
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) escheten
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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eschete
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escheted, eschete
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| 2nd-person singular
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eschetest
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eschetedest, eschetest
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| 3rd-person singular
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escheteth
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escheted, eschete
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| subjunctive singular
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eschete
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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escheten, eschete
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escheteden, eschetede, escheten, eschete
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| imperative plural
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escheteth, eschete
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| participles
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eschetynge, eschetende
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escheted, eschet
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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