hotchpot

hotchpot
noun
  1. [mass noun](Law)the reunion and blending together of properties for the purpose of securing equal division, especially of the property of an intestate parent
    (律)(尤指将无遗嘱继承人的遗产合并)财产合并(将遗产合并,以便在继承人中平分)
  2. variant spelling of hotchpotch
    同 hotchpotch
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French hochepot, from hocher 'to shake' (probably of Low German origin) + pot 'pot'
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