Note: It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which is created by deed or devise. In the United States there is no essential distinction between parcenary and tenancy in common. --Wharton. Kent. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
parcenary — par·ce·nary / pärs ən ˌer ē/ n pl nar·ies [Anglo French parcenarie, from Old French parçonerie, from parçon portion, from Latin partition partitio partition]: coparcenary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
parcenary — [pär′sə ner΄ē] n. [Anglo Fr parcenerie < OFr parçonerie < ML partionaria < partionarius: see PARCENER] COPARCENARY (n. 1) … English World dictionary
parcenary — co·parcenary; parcenary; … English syllables
parcenary — noun Etymology: Anglo French parcenerie, from parcener Date: 1544 coparcenary 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
parcenary — /pahr seuh ner ee/, n. Law. joint heirship or coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs. Cf. coparcenary. [1475 85; < AF parcenarie, OF parçonerie coheirship, equiv. to parçon (see PARCENER) + erie ERY] * * * … Universalium
parcenary — par·ce·nar·y || pÉ‘rsɪnÉ™rɪ / pÉ‘Ësɪnrɪ n. shared inheritance; coheirship, partnership in inheritance … English contemporary dictionary
parcenary — par•ce•nar•y [[t]ˈpɑr səˌnɛr i[/t]] n. law the holding of land by two or more coheirs • Etymology: 1475–85; < AF parcenarie, OF parçonerie; see parcener, ery … From formal English to slang
parcenary — /ˈpasənri/ (say pahsuhnree) noun Law coheirship; the undivided holding of land by two or more coheirs …
parcenary — /parsanehriy/ The state or condition of holding title to lands jointly by parceners, before the common inheritance has been divided … Black's law dictionary
parcenary — Same as coparcenary … Ballentine's law dictionary
