liferent
liferent noun: the right to receive for life the benefits of a property or other asset, without the right to dispose of it.
Noun
liferent (countable and uncountable, plural liferents)
- The right to receive for life the benefits of a property or other asset, without the right to dispose of it.
- The said William Aitken, being of new solemnly sworn, &c., depones he is a Burgess of Hawick, and had the property of a house which he now liferents, the fee being disponed to his son-in-law, Bailie Robert Scot, for the use of his son William, his daughter, Bailie Scot's wife, having paid the price...1898, R. S. Craig, Adam Laing, The Hawick Tradition of 1514: The Town's Common Flag and Seal, page 240
- Synonyms:
- usufruct
Synonyms of liferent
Forms of liferent
| plural | liferents |
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Origin of liferent
From life + rent.
Questions about liferent
- What does liferent mean?
- Liferent means the right to receive for life the benefits of a property or other asset, without the right to dispose of it.
- What part of speech is liferent?
- Liferent is a noun.
- What is the plural of liferent?
- The plural of liferent is liferents.
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