parcener

[ pahr-suh-ner ]

noun

, Law.

1. a joint heir; coheir.

parcener

/ ˈpɑːsɪnə /

noun

1. a person who takes an equal share with another or others; coheir Also calledcoparcener

Word History and Origins

Origin of parcener¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French: coheir, equivalent to parcen ( Old French parçon < Vulgar Latin *partion-, for Latin partitiōn- partition ) + -er -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of parcener¹

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

Example Sentences

As a compensation for the surrender of rights on the part of his fellow parcener, he ordered the wood and pasture called Northwood to be measured, as also the neighbouring wood called Churlwood.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: caffeine, chiccory, biggin, pulp, parchment. coffee-chaser, n. chasse. coffee-house, n. café. coffin, n. casket. cog, n. cam, catch; trick, deception, fraud. cogent, a. convincing, conclusive, forcible, influential. coheir, n. parcener. coheirship, n. parcenary. coherent, n. consistent, logical. coil, n. convolution, intervolution; entanglement, toil, mesh, perplexity; querl. coil, v. convolve, intervolve. coin, n. quoin, corner, coigne, wedge, plug, key. coin, n. specie, cash; medallion.

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