coparcener
[ koh-pahr-suh-ner ]
/ koʊˈpɑr sə nər /
noun
a member of a coparcenary.
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Words nearby coparcener
copal, copalm, Copán, cop a plea, coparcenary, coparcener, co-parent, copartner, copartnership, copay, copayment
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Example sentences from the Web for coparcener
A childless widow is a coparcener with the brothers of the deceased, and forfeits this right if she remarries.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar ThurstonIn the other, I was a coparcener, and only received on a division the equal portion allotted me.
British Dictionary definitions for coparcener
coparcener
/ (kəʊˈpɑːsɪnə) /
noun
law a person who inherits an estate as coheir with othersAlso called: parcener
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