Lachiemunro@aol.com wrote: > A 'heritor' is 'one who inherits', but specifically in Scotland (under > scottish Law), it is someone who is a 'landholder' (landowner) in a Parish - "liable > to public burdens" (whatever that means?). > > Lachie Maybe one of the "public burdens" was that of imposing unwanted ministers on unwilling congregations which some heritors did, and which led to the birth of the Free Church in 1843??? Lilian