Estate in coparcenary
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An estate which several persons hold as one heir, whether male or female. In the latter case, it arises at common law, when an estate descends to two or more females; in the former, when an estate descends to all the males in equal degree by particular custom. This estate has the three unities of time, title, and possession; but the interests of the coparceners may be unequal. 1 Washb. R. P. 414; 2 Bla. Com. 1S8; 4 Kent 360; Flynn v. Herye, 4 Mo. App. 300. See Coparcenary, Estates in.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
An estate acquired by two or more persons, (usually females,) by descent from the same ancestor.* 2 £1. Com. 187. 1 Steph. Com. 819. Cruise Dig. tit. xix. See Coparcenary. See 4 Kent's Com. 366. 2 Cheenletrf's Cruise Dig. 382, notes.