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usufructuary

[yoo-zoo-fruhk-choo-er-ee, -soo-, yooz-yoo-, yoos-]

adjective

of, pertaining to, or of the nature of usufruct.

noun

a person who has a usufruct property.

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Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin ūsūfrūctuārius, equivalent to ūsūfrūctu(s) usufruct + -ārius -ary

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usufruct (ˈjuːsjʊˌfrʌkt)

—n
	the right to use and derive profit from a piece of property belonging to another, provided the property itself remains undiminished and uninjured in any way

[C17: from Late Latin ūsūfrūctus, from Latin ūsus use + frūctus enjoyment]

usu'fructuary

—n, —*adj*

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