parcener
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par·ce·ner
(pär′sə-nər)n.
See coparcener.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from parcen, portion, division, from Vulgar Latin *partiō, partiōn-, from Latin partitiō, partitiōn-; see partition.]
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parcener
(ˈpɑːsɪnə)n
a person who takes an equal share with another or others; coheir. Also called: coparcener
[C13: from Old French parçonier, from parçon distribution, from Latin partītiō a sharing, from partīre to divide]
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par•ce•ner
(ˈpɑr sə nər)n.
a joint heir.
[1250–1300; < Anglo-French, =parcen (Old French parçon < Latin partitiōnem, acc. of partitiō partition) + -er2]
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parcener
a coheir or joint heir; a person who holds property jointly by inheritance.
See also: Property and Ownership-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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