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Estate
estates in a threefold view, thus: (1) The quantity of interest or duration, divided into-- (A) Freeholds of inheritance, which are subdivided into-- (a) Absolute or fee simple. (b) Limited fees; which are (a) qualified or base
Parties
which the parties to a conveyance are set out is as follows: (1) The owner of the legal inheritance; (2) Persons having equitable or beneficial interests in the inheritance; (3) Persons possessed of chattel interests; (4) The
Appendant
Appendant, a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is more worthy; as an advowson, common, etc., which may be appendant to
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purchase
purchase pur·chased pur·chas·ing vt 1 : to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2 : to obtain by paying money or giving other valuable consideration ;specif : to take (property) by
Antenati
those born before a certain period, e.g., before marriage. In Scotland marriage removes the illegitimacy of antenati who inherit as heirs; but in England a child legitimated per subsequens matrimonium could not, before 1926, inherit real estate,
entail
entail [Middle English entaillen, from en-, causative prefix + taille restriction on inheritance see tail ] : to make (an estate in real property) a fee tail : limit the descent
illegitimate
illegitimate child is usually legitimated by his or her parents' later marriage. Illegitimate children generally have the same inheritance rights under intestate successions as legitimate children; statutes limiting their inheritance rights have been found to violate the
hereditament
hereditament [Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered- heres heir] : inheritable property
Hereditable
Capable of being inherited See Inheritable
Hereditary
Descended or capable of descending from an ancestor to an heir at law received or passing by inheritance or that must pass by inheritance as an hereditary estate or crown
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