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mort d'ancestor

noun

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman mordauncestre, from Old French mort d'ancestre (“death of ancestor”).

  1. derived from mort d'ancestre — “death of ancestor”
  2. borrowed from mordauncestre

Definitions

  1. A case or writ relating to the recovery of an inherited estate that has been taken or…

    A case or writ relating to the recovery of an inherited estate that has been taken or occupied by another party following the death of a relative.

    • If the abatement happened upon the death of the demandant’s father or mother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, the remedy is by an assize of mort d’ancestor, or the death of one’s ancestor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA