parcener

American

[pahr-suh-ner] / ˈpɑr sə nər /

noun

Law.

a joint heir; coheir.

parcener British

/ ˈpɑːsɪnə /

noun

Also called: coparcener. a person who takes an equal share with another or others; coheir

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Etymology

Origin of parcener

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French: coheir, equivalent to parcen ( Old French parçon < Vulgar Latin *partion-, for Latin partitiōn- partition ) + -er -er ²

Example Sentences

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As a compensation for the surrender of rights on the part of his fellow parcener, he ordered the wood and pasture called Northwood to be measured, as also the neighbouring wood called Churlwood.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: caffeine, chiccory, biggin, pulp, parchment. coffee-chaser, n. chasse. coffee-house, n. café. coffin, n. casket. cog, n. cam, catch; trick, deception, fraud. cogent, a. convincing, conclusive, forcible, influential. coheir, n. parcener. coheirship, n. parcenary. coherent, n. consistent, logical. coil, n. convolution, intervolution; entanglement, toil, mesh, perplexity; querl. coil, v. convolve, intervolve. coin, n. quoin, corner, coigne, wedge, plug, key. coin, n. specie, cash; medallion.

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