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purparty

American  
[pur-pahr-tee] / ˈpɜrˌpɑr ti /

noun

Law.

  1. a share of an estate held by coparceners that is apportioned to one upon the division of the estate among them.

Etymology

Origin of purparty

1275–1325; Middle English purpartie < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to pur, pour for ( pro 1 ) + partie partition, share; party

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