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GAVELKIND [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- customary heir
1, record 1, English, customary%20heir
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heir by custom 1, record 1, English, heir%20by%20custom
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A customary heir... inherited by virtue of a custom, such as gavelkind or borough-English...(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 897) 1, record 1, English, - customary%20heir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- héritier coutumier
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9ritier%20coutumier
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
héritier coutumier : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9ritier%20coutumier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coparcenary
1, record 2, English, coparcenary
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- parcenary 1, record 2, English, parcenary
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Coparcenary arose where two or more persons took hereditaments by the same title by descent. This might be at common law or by special custom. Coparcenary arose at common law where upon the death of a man seised in fee or in tail the land descended upon two or more females as heirs general or heirs in tail; it arose by custom where, according to the custom of gavelkind, the land descended upon two or more male persons. Such persons were called "coparceners"; they constituted but one heir to their ancestor; they had a joint seisin, and they had equal rights in the land as regards each other.(Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 39, pp. 371-2) 1, record 2, English, - coparcenary
Record 2, Key term(s)
- co-parcenary
- coparcenery
- coparceny
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cotenance héréditaire
1, record 2, French, cotenance%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cotenance héréditaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - cotenance%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coparcener
1, record 3, English, coparcener
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- parcener 1, record 3, English, parcener
correct
- tenant in coparcenary 1, record 3, English, tenant%20in%20coparcenary
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where... lands descended on an intestacy to several persons as co-heirs, "e. g. ", at common law to several daughters, or, according to the custom of gavelkind, to several sons, the persons so inheriting were called coparceners or parceners or tenants in coparcenary.... in the former case they are called in the old books coparceners by the common law, and in the latter case coparceners by the custom....(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 461) 1, record 3, English, - coparcener
Record 3, Key term(s)
- co-parcener
- tenant in coparcenery
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cotenant héréditaire
1, record 3, French, cotenant%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cotenant héréditaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - cotenant%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- History (General)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- guardianship by custom
1, record 4, English, guardianship%20by%20custom
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- customary guardianship 2, record 4, English, customary%20guardianship
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Guardianship by custom occurred in the city of London and various other cities and boroughs, where the mayor and aldermen had the guardianship of orphans; in the county of Kent, when a tenant in gavelkind died leaving his heir or heirs under fifteen; and in certain manors, where the lord had the power of naming or was himself the guardian of an infant copyholder. 1, record 4, English, - guardianship%20by%20custom
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Histoire (Généralités)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tutelle selon la coutume
1, record 4, French, tutelle%20selon%20la%20coutume
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tutelle au mineur incombant d'office à certaines personnes déterminées par la coutume d'un lieu donné. 1, record 4, French, - tutelle%20selon%20la%20coutume
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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