hotchpot
/ˈhɒtʃpɒt/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.
词源
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'.