partible

Definitions


[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:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be parted’): from late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’




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