Word: escheats
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
scheats
Definition: Plural of escheat; a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
Morphemes:
Affix: escheat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A name of the letter X.
Affix: cadō
Language: la
Decoded: cado
Meaning: I fall
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.