aubaine

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noun

The inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime.

OriginFrench aubaine →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicallawThe inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime.

Origin

  1. Frenchaubaine
  2. Englishaubaine

From French aubaine, as in droit d'aubaine.

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APA

aubaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aubaine

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“aubaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aubaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aubaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aubaine.

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