parcener

[ pahr-suh-ner ]

noun

, Law.

1. a joint heir; coheir.

parcener

/ ˈpɑːsɪnə /

noun

1. a person who takes an equal share with another or others; coheir Also calledcoparcener

Word History and Origins

Origin of parcener¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parcener¹

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