coparcenary

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noun

Joint inheritance or ownership of property.

OriginOld French parçonerie →
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Meanings

nouncoparcenary (countable and uncountable, plural coparcenaries)

plural coparcenaries

  1. countableuncountablelawJoint inheritance or ownership of property.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchparçonerie
  2. Englishcoparcenary

From co- + parcenary (from the Old French parçonerie).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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