USUFRUCTUARY

usufructuary

(adjective) of or relating to the nature of a usufruct

usufructuary

(noun) someone who holds property by usufruct

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

usufructuary (not comparable)

(law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct.

Noun

usufructuary (plural usufructuaries)

(law) A person who holds property, or the use of assets, by usufruct; a fructuary.

Synonyms

• fructuary

Source: Wiktionary


U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. usufructuarius.] (Law)

Definition: A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it. Wharton.

U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry, a. (Law)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct. The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as the usufructuary property of all its members. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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