parcener

[ pahr-suh-ner ]

nounLaw.
  1. a joint heir; coheir.

Origin of parcener

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French: coheir, equivalent to parcen (Old French parçon<Vulgar Latin *partion-, for Latin partitiōn-partition) + -er-er2

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British Dictionary definitions for parcener

parcener

/ (ˈpɑːsɪnə) /


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

Origin of parcener

1
C13: from Old French parçonier, from parçon distribution, from Latin partītiō a sharing, from partīre to divide

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