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• Hotch-pot — Hotch pot, or hotch potch, in English law, is the name given to a rule of equity whereby a person, interested along with others in a common fund, and having already received something in the same interest, is required to surrender what has been… …   Wikipedia

• hotch|pot — «HOCH POT», noun. 1. Law. the uniting in a common lot of properties for the purpose of dividing them equally, as in distributing the estate of an intestate parent. 2. = hotchpotch (def 2). (Cf. ↑hotchpotch) ╂[< Anglo French hochepot < Old… …   Useful english dictionary

• hotch — hotch; hotch·pot; hotch·potch; …   English syllables

• pot — an·thro·pot·o·mist; an·thro·pot·o·my; bough·pot; cache·pot; chasse·pot; choi·ro·pot·a·mus; col·pot·o·my; crack·pot; des·pot; des·pot·ic; des·pot·i·cal·ly; des·pot·ist; fuss·pot; gal·i·pot; gal·li·pot; hip·po·pot·a·mus; hip·pot·o·my;… …   English syllables

• hotchpot — hotch·pot …   English syllables

• hotchpot — hotch•pot [[t]ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt[/t]] n. law a gathering together of the property of a person who has died intestate so that it can be divided equally among the decedent s legal heirs • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME hochepot < AF, lit., shake pot =hoche(r)… …   From formal English to slang

• Hotchpot — Hotch pot , Hotchpotch Hotch potch , n. [F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See {Hustle}, and {Pot}, and cf. {Hodgepodge}.] 1. A mingled mass; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hotchpotch — Hotchpot Hotch pot , Hotchpotch Hotch potch , n. [F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See {Hustle}, and {Pot}, and cf. {Hodgepodge}.] 1. A mingled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Disorder — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence, or want of Order, &c. < N PARAG:Disorder >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement &c. 61 Sgm: N 1 irregularity irregularity Sgm: N 1 anomaly anomaly &c.(unconformity) 83 Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• hotchpot — hotch·pot / häch ˌpät/ n [Anglo French hochepot, from Old French, thick soup or stew, from hochier to shake + pot pot] 1: the combining of properties into a common lot to ensure equality of division among those entitled to a share of an estate… …   Law dictionary