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parcenary

parcenary noun: coparcenary; coheirship.

Noun

parcenary (plural parcenaries)

  1. (obsolete) coparcenary; coheirship.

Forms of parcenary

pluralparcenaries

Origin of parcenary

From Anglo-Norman parcenerie, from parcener, from Old French parçon (“part, portion, share, division”), from Latin partītiō, partītiōnem (“division”), from partīre, from pars. By surface analysis, parcen + -ary.

Questions about parcenary

What does parcenary mean?
Parcenary means coparcenary; coheirship.
What part of speech is parcenary?
Parcenary is a noun.
What is the plural of parcenary?
The plural of parcenary is parcenaries.

Words near parcenary in the dictionary

  1. parcels out
  2. parcels up
  3. parcelwise
  4. parcen
  5. parcenaries
  6. parcenary
  7. parcened
  8. parcener
  9. parceners
  10. parcenership
  11. parcening

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