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curtesy

in the real property that she either solely owned or inherited provided that they bore a child capable of inheriting the

entail

English entaillen, from en-, causative prefix + taille restriction on inheritance see tail ] : to make (an estate in real

illegitimate

her parents' later marriage. Illegitimate children generally have the same inheritance rights under intestate successions as legitimate children; statutes limiting their

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hereditament

hereditament [Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered- heres heir] : inheritable property

Coparcenary

Partnership in inheritance joint heirship joint right of succession to an inheritance

Hereditable

Capable of being inherited See Inheritable

Hereditary

ancestor to an heir at law received or passing by inheritance or that must pass by inheritance as an hereditary estate

Heritage

That which is inherited or passes from heir to heir inheritance

nonhereditary

Not inheritable through genetic transmission Opposite of inheritable and heritable

Frank-marriage

word frank-marriage, ex vi termini, both creates and limits an inheritance, not only supplying words of descent, but also terms of

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