Real Dictionary

hotchpot in American English
a pooling of property of different persons for equal redistribution
noun: the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, esp. when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate

hotchpot in British English
noun: the collecting of property so that it may be redistributed in equal shares, esp on the intestacy of a parent who has given property to a child in his or her lifetime