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Heriot (disambiguation)

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Heriot or Heriots may refer to:

  • Old English for "war-gear", see Anglo-Saxon weaponry
  • Heriot, the English term used for the tenurial relief in feudal Europe, in French known as le droit du meilleur catel
  • Heriot, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders
  • Heriot, New Zealand, a township in the South Island of New Zealand
  • George Heriot (1563–1624), a Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist
  • George Heriot (artist) (1759 – 22 July 1839), a Scottish-Canadian artist
  • George Heriot's School, a school he founded in Edinburgh
  • Heriot's Rugby Club, originally for former pupils of the school
  • Heriot-Watt University, also named for George Heriot
  • Heryot, an unidentified poet attested in William Dunbar's Lament for the Makaris

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