curtesy initiate — noun see curtesy … Useful english dictionary
estate of tenant by the curtesy initiate — See tenant by the curtesy initiate … Ballentine's law dictionary
tenant by curtesy initiate — a husband who holds a potential interest in an estate by curtesy initiate … Useful english dictionary
curtesy — cur·te·sy / kər tə sē/ n pl sies [Anglo French curteisie, literally, favor, courtesy, originally in the phrase par la corteysie de Engleterre (tenancy) by courtesy of (the law of) England (as opposed to natural right)]: a husband s interest at… … Law dictionary
curtesy — The common law right of a husband in his wife s property which arises from the marriage. An estate by the curtesy is either curtesy initiate or curtesy consummate. 25 Am J2d Dow § 2. See curtesy consummate; curtesy initiate … Ballentine's law dictionary
curtesy consummate — A common law estate for life of a surviving husband in all of the lands of his wife, subject to the same conditions requisite to the existence of curtesy initiate and the additional condition of the death of the wife. In other words, an estate by … Ballentine's law dictionary
curtesy — /kartasiy/ The estate to which by common law a man is entitled, on the death of his wife, in the lands or tenements of which she was seised in possession in fee simple or in tail during her coverture, provided they have had lawful issue born… … Black's law dictionary
curtesy — /kartasiy/ The estate to which by common law a man is entitled, on the death of his wife, in the lands or tenements of which she was seised in possession in fee simple or in tail during her coverture, provided they have had lawful issue born… … Black's law dictionary
curtesy — ˈkərd.əsē noun or curtesy initiate (plural curtesies or curtesies initiate) Etymology: Middle English curtasy, curteisie, corteisie curtesy, courteous behavior more at courtesy : the future … Useful english dictionary
initiate curtesy — See curtesy initiate … Ballentine's law dictionary
