Purpart
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
That part of an estate which, having been held in common, is by partition allotted to one of the parties. See 141 Pa. 93, 21 Atl. 514, citing Bouvier Law Dictionary.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The same as purparty. Cent. Diet.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A share; a part in a division ; that part of an estate, formerly held in common, which ls by partition allotted to any one of the parties. The word was anciently applied to the shares falling separately to coparceners upon a division or partition of the estate, and was generally spelled "purparty ; but it is now used in relation to any kind of partition proceedings. See Seiders v. Giles, 141 Pn. 93, 21 Atl. 514.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Part, 1.