purparty

[ pur-pahr-tee ]
/ ˈpɜrˌpɑr ti /

noun Law.

a share of an estate held by coparceners that is apportioned to one upon the division of the estate among them.
Also pourparty.

Origin of purparty

1275–1325; Middle English purpartie < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to pur, pour for (see pro1) + partie partition, share; see party

Words nearby purparty

purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty, purple, purple bacteria, purple beech, purple boneset, purple chokeberry