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hotchpot

[ hoch-pot ]
/ ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt /

noun Law.

the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, especially when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate.

Nearby words

  1. hotbed,
  2. hotbox,
  3. hotch,
  4. hotcha,
  5. hotchkiss,
  6. hotchpotch,
  7. hotdogging,
  8. hotel,
  9. hotel rack,
  10. hotelier

Origin of hotchpot

1250–1300; Middle English hochepot < Anglo-French, literally, shake-pot. See hotch, pot1
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British Dictionary definitions for hotchpot

hotchpot

/ (ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt) /

noun

property law the collecting of property so that it may be redistributed in equal shares, esp on the intestacy of a parent who has given property to his children in his lifetime

Word Origin for hotchpot

C14: from Old French hochepot, from hocher to shake, of Germanic origin + pot 1
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