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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
curtesy initiate — At common law, a life estate of the husband in the real property of which his wife is seised of an estate of inheritance during the duration of the marriage, the conditions under which such an estate arises being the marriage, scisin by the wife … Ballentine's law dictionary
initiate tenant by curtesy — See curtesy initiate … Ballentine's law dictionary
curtesy initiate — noun see curtesy … Useful english dictionary
initiate — Commence; start; originate; introduce; inchoate. Curtesy initiate is the interest which a husband has in the wife s lands after a child is born who may inherit, but before the wife dies. To propose for approval as schedule of rates. Idaho Power… … Black's law dictionary
