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partible
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[ˈpɑːtɪbl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- involving or denoting a system of inheritance in which a deceased person's estate is divided equally among the heirs
(e.g: the entire family lost status as a consequence of partible inheritance)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be parted’): from late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’
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