Usus Fructus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. Usufruct; the right of using and enjoying the profits of a thing belonging to another, without impairing its substance. UT (Lat.)
In old English law. That. A particle partici^larly appropriated to express a modus, or qualification, as si was used to express a condition. Bracton, fol. 18b. Co. Litt. 204a. This shows that modus and conditio had essentially a different import. The use of ut in this peculiar application was taken from the civil law. UT AUDIVI (Lat.) As I heard. Freem. 5, 19; Bunb. 165; Dyer, 30b. A reporter's note. UT CREDO (Lat.) As I believe. Dyer, 76b. A reporter's note. UT DE FEODO (Law Lat) As of fee.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In Roman law. Usufruct; usufructuary right or possession. The temporary right of using a thing, without having the ultimate property or full dominion, of the BUbstance. 2 Bl. Comm. 327.