parcener

[ pahr-suh-ner ]
/ ˈpɑr sə nər /

noun Law.

a joint heir; coheir.

Origin of parcener

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French: coheir, equivalent to parcen (Old French parçon < Vulgar Latin *partion-, for Latin partitiōn- partition) + -er -er2

British Dictionary definitions for parcener

parcener
/ (ˈpɑːsɪnə) /

noun

a person who takes an equal share with another or others; coheir Also called: coparcener

Word Origin for parcener

C13: from Old French parçonier, from parçon distribution, from Latin partītiō a sharing, from partīre to divide