mort d'ancestor
noun
mort d'an·ces·tor
märˈdanˌsestər
: an obsolete writ or brieve in English and Scots law for the recovery by an heir from an abator of a tenement which his deceased ancestor held in seisin at his death
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“Mort d'ancestor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mort%20d%27ancestor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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