heir portioner
noun
plural heirs portioners
1
Scots law
: one of two or more female heirs coming in the absence of male issue into a succession to an estate and sharing equally according to degree of consanguinity, the share of any deceased female in the same degree going by representation to her heirs-at-law in the order of the eldest male, then other males, and finally the females
2
Scots law
: one of two or more usually female heirs in the same degree taking equal shares per capita
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“Heir portioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heir%20portioner. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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