MAJORAT

Etymology

Noun

majorat (countable and uncountable, plural majorats)

(legal) primogeniture

(legal) property that descends with a title

Source: Wiktionary


Ma`jo`rat", n. Etym: [F. majorat, LL. majoratus. See Major, a., and cf. Majorate.]

1. The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.

2. (French Law)

Definition: Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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