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par⋅ce⋅nar⋅y

  [pahr-suh-ner-ee]
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–noun Law.
joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs.
Compare coparcenary.

Origin:
1475–85; < AF parcenarie, OF parçonerie coheirship, equiv. to parçon (see parcener ) + -erie -ery
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co·par·ce·nar·y   (kō-pär'sə-něr'ē)   
n.   pl. co·par·ce·nar·ies

  1. Joint inheritance or heirship of property. Also called parcenary.

  2. Joint ownership.

co·par'ce·nar'y adj.
par·ce·nar·y   (pär'sə-něr'ē)   
n.   pl. par·ce·nar·ies
See coparcenary.

[Anglo-Norman parcenarie, from parcen, portion, division; see parcener.]
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Main Entry: par·ce·nary
Pronunciation: 'pärs-&n-"er-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nar·ies
Etymology: Anglo-French parcenarie, from Old French parçonerie, from parçon portion, from Latin partition- partitio partition
: COPARCENARY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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