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per stirpes

per stirpes phrase: a method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

Phrase

per stirpes

  1. A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

per stirpes meaning in Tamil

per stirpes in Tamil

கிளைப்படி

Antonyms of per stirpes

Origin of per stirpes

From Latin per (“by, through”) and stirpēs (“rootstock”).

Questions about per stirpes

What does per stirpes mean?
Per stirpes means a method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.
What is per stirpes in Tamil?
Per stirpes in Tamil is கிளைப்படி. See Per stirpes meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is per stirpes?
Per stirpes is a phrase.

Words near per stirpes in the dictionary

  1. per rectal
  2. per rectum
  3. per saltum
  4. per say
  5. per se
  6. per stirpes
  7. per usual
  8. per vagina
  9. per vaginam
  10. per'lous
  11. per-

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