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Paternal Property

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

That which descends or comes from the father and other ascendants or collaterals pf the paternal stock. Domat, tit. 3, § 2, note 11.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That which descended from the father or his stock.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

That which descends or comes from the father and other ascendants or collaterals of the paternal stock. Domat, Liv. Pr£l. tit 3, s. 2, n. 11.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

That which descends or comes to one from his father, grandfather, or other ascendant or collateral on the paternal side of the house.

Defined under Paternal in Black's Law Dictionary.