hotchpot

[ hoch-pot ]

noun

, Law.

1. 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.

hotchpot

/ ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of hotchpot¹

1250–1300; Middle English hochepot < Anglo-French, literally, shake-pot. See hotch, pot ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotchpot¹

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