Recto De Dote - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: recto de doteRecto de dote
Recto de dote, a writ of right of dower, which lay for a widow who had received part of her dower, and demanded the residue, against the heir of the husband or his guardian. Abolished. See 23 & 24 Vict. c. 126, s. 26, and DOWER....
Recto de dote unde nihil habet
Recto de dote unde nihil habet, a writ of right of dower whereof she had nothing, which lay where her deceased husband, having divers lands or tenements, had assured no dower to his wife, and she thereby was driven to sue for her thirds against the heir or his guardian. Abolished. See ibid....
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