coparcener

[ koh-pahr-suh-ner ]

noun

1. a member of a coparcenary.

coparcener

/ kəʊˈpɑːsɪnə /

noun

1. law a person who inherits an estate as coheir with others Also calledparcener

Word History and Origins

Origin of coparcener¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See co-, parcener

Example Sentences

A childless widow is a coparcener with the brothers of the deceased, and forfeits this right if she remarries.

From Project Gutenberg

In the other, I was a coparcener, and only received on a division the equal portion allotted me.

From Project Gutenberg