par·ce·nar·y
(pär′sə-nĕr′ē)
[Anglo-Norman parcenarie, from parcen, portion, division; see parcener.]
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parcenary
(ˈpɑːsɪnərɪ) n (Law) joint heirship. Also called: coparcenary
[C16: from Old French parçonerie, from parçon distribution; see parcener]
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par•ce•nar•y
(ˈpɑr səˌnɛr i)
n. the holding of land by two or more coheirs.
[1475–85; < Anglo-French
parcenarie, Old French
parçonerie; see
parcener,
-ery]
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parcenary
coheirship, or the joint and undivided holding of inherited land by two or more coheirs.
See also: Property and Ownership-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.