parcenary

[ pahr-suh-ner-ee ]

nounLaw.
  1. joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.

Origin of parcenary

1
1475–85; <Anglo-French parcenarie,Old French parçonerie coheirship, equivalent to parçon (see parcener) + -erie-ery

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British Dictionary definitions for parcenary

parcenary

/ (ˈpɑːsɪnərɪ) /


noun
  1. joint heirship: Also called: coparcenary

Origin of parcenary

1
C16: from Old French parçonerie, from parçon distribution; see parcener

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