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usufructuary

[ yoo-zoo-fruhk-choo-er-ee, -soo-, yooz-yoo-, yoos- ]
/ ˌyu zʊˈfrʌk tʃuˌɛr i, -sʊ-, ˌyuz yʊ-, ˌyus- /
Roman and Civil Law.
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adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of usufruct.
noun, plural u·su·fruc·tu·ar·ies.
a person who has a usufruct property.
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Origin of usufructuary

1610–20; <Late Latin ūsūfrūctuārius, equivalent to ūsūfrūctu(s) usufruct + -ārius-ary

Words nearby usufructuary

usu., usual, usually, usucapion, usufruct, usufructuary, Usumacinta, Usumbura, usurer, usurious, usurp
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How to use usufructuary in a sentence

  • Hence it follows that no human being, so long as transactions are free, can ever cease to be the usufructuary of these gifts.

    Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat

  • Every occupant is, then, necessarily a possessor or usufructuary,—a function which excludes proprietorship.

    What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon

  • Now some hold these privileges by a full right of property, some by an usufructuary, and others by a temporary right.

    The Rights of War and Peace|Hugo Grotius
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