parcener

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Apparently they had two sons, Fulk and Waleran, but our friend is strongly of opinion that Hamon FitzReginald (who had a moiety of the manor of Worthleys and was co-parcener with Payn FitzGeoffrey lord of Buncombe) was really a son of Reginald by a former wife The memory of this eager student is little short of marvellous.

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  1. noun See coparcener.

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  • Apparently they had two sons, Fulk and Waleran, but our friend is strongly of opinion that Hamon FitzReginald (who had a moiety of the manor of Worthleys and was co-parcener with Payn FitzGeoffrey lord of Buncombe) was really a son of Reginald by a former wife The memory of this eager student is little short of marvellous. —  The Book-Hunter at Home
  • Proud parcener in him you'll have indeed. —  The Song of Roland
  • Apparently they had two sons, Fulk and Waleran, but our friend is strongly of opinion that Hamon FitzReginald (who had a moiety of the manor of Worthleys and was co-parcener with Payn FitzGeoffrey lord of Buncombe) was really a son of Reginald by a former wife. —  The Book-Hunter at Home
 

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  1. Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from parcen, portion, division, from Vulgar Latin *partiō, partiōn-, from Latin partitiō, partitiōn-; see partition.

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  1. from Middle English parcener, parsoner, also parcenel, from Old French parcener, parcenier, parsonnier, parçonier, parçonnier, parçoner, etc., =Spanish parcionero = Portuguese parceiro, from Middle Latin *partitionarius, partionarius, having a share, one having a share, from Latin partitio(n-) (later Old French Pareçon, parçon, parson, etc.), a sharing, share: see partition. Cf. partner.
 

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