usufruct

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Well, if she were to retire into a convent, taking vows of celibacy and poverty, then what they call the usufruct of her properties could be settled upon her heir presumptive for her lifetime, the properties themselves passing to him at her death We will wish the young lady no such dreary fate," laughed Anthony.

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  1. noun The right to use and enjoy the profits and advantages of something belonging to another as long as the property is not damaged or altered in any way.

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  • Anyway, towards the end of the book, he mentioned the legal principle of 'usufruct' in the context foraging food either from public places or where fruit was going to waste.
  • The ownership of the land by its owners is only one of usufruct, and this Waqf will endure as long as Heaven and earth last. —  Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.
  • "[1515] Speaking of the character of the men holding office his use of the word "usufruct" led to the derisive appellation of "Old Usufruct Tilden. —  A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
  • Notice took of herds and buildings With their usufruct, and value, Closer note than seem'd consistent With his delicate position; But Miranda, Cupid blinded, No venality detected He, in gorgeous phrase address'd her, With an oriental worship, As some goddess condescending To an intercourse with mortals. —  Man of Uz, and Other Poems
  • Well, if she were to retire into a convent, taking vows of celibacy and poverty, then what they call the usufruct of her properties could be settled upon her heir presumptive for her lifetime, the properties themselves passing to him at her death We will wish the young lady no such dreary fate," laughed Anthony. —  The Lady Paramount
 

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  1. Late Latin ūsūfrūctus, variant of Latin ūsusfrūctus : ūsus, use; see usual + frūctus, enjoyment; see fruit.

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  1. = French usufrutt = Provencal usufrug = Spanish Portuguese usufructo = Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, from Latin ususfructus (ablative usufructu), also, and orig., two words, usus fructus, usus et fructus, the use and enjoyment: usus, use; fructus, enjoyment, fruit: see use and fruit.
  2. from usufruct, n.
 

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