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Bairns' Part

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Scotch law. Children's part; a third part of the defunct's free movables, debts deducted, if the wife survive, and a half if there be no relict.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Scotch) A third of a decedent’s estate if there was a widow, half if not.