Substitutional

or SUBSTITUTIONary. Where a will contains a gift of property to a class of persons, with a clause providing that, on the death of a member of the class before the period of distribution, his share is to go to his issue, if any, so as to substitute them for him, the gift to the issue is said to be substitutional or substitutionary. A bequest to such of the children of A, as shall be living at the testator's death, their parents would have taken, if living at the testator's death, is an example. Under such a gift, the issue of children dead at the date of the will cannot take anything. 2 Jarm. Wills, 771 et seq.