coparcenary

[ koh-pahr-suh-ner-ee ]
/ koʊˈpɑr səˌnɛr i /

noun Law.

a special kind of joint ownership arising especially under common law upon the descent of real property to several female heirs.
Also co·par·ce·ny [koh-pahr-suh-nee] /koʊˈpɑr sə ni/.

Origin of coparcenary

First recorded in 1495–1505; co- + parcenary

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British Dictionary definitions for coparcenary

coparcenary

coparceny (kəʊˈpɑːsɪnɪ)

/ (kəʊˈpɑːsənərɪ) /

noun

law a form of joint ownership of property, esp joint heirship Also called: parcenary