Definition of Curtesy. Meaning of Curtesy. Synonyms of Curtesy

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Definition of Curtesy

Curtesy
Curtesy Cur"te*sy (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. Curtesies (-s?z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See Court, Courtesy.] (Law) the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands. --Mozley & W.

Meaning of Curtesy from wikipedia

- Courtesy tenure (or curtesy/courtesy of England) is the legal term denoting the life interest which a widower (i.e. former husband) may claim in the lands...
- The Curtesy Act 1226 (11 Hen. 3) was an act p****ed by the Parliament of England in 1226. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower...
- lot to the widow. See Scribner on Dower. A widow's dower and widower's curtesy rights have been abolished by statute in most American states and territories...
- ****ng, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, curtesy of "Deez Nutz" YouTube Channel, dated 17 November 2017, last accessed 21...
- common law, custom, gavelkind, Borough English or otherwise) tenancy by the curtesy and any other estate a husband may have where his wife dies intestate dower...
- primogeniture laws. Carole Shammas argues that issues of primogeniture, dower, curtesy, strict family settlements in equity, collateral kin, and unilateral division...
- had lots of unit citations too., US Army photograph hosted on Facebook, curtesy of Quentin Robinson, dated 1976, posted 11 November 2015, last accessed...
- estate. This is done as a substitute for the common law rights of dower and curtesy. It is generally not possible to disinherit a minor dependent child. In...
- Roman is known from two m****cripts. An English translation, The Knight of Curtesy and the Lady of ****uell, was published in 1568. There have been modern...
- by creditors dower—interest a wife has in the property of her husband curtesy—interest a husband has in the property of his wife Equitable estates: neither...