right of curtesy
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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 tenure — Not to be confused with Curtsey. This article is about the legal doctrine of curtesy. For the concept of courtesy, please see the article on etiquette. Note that the content of this article, taken from a 1911 encyclopedia, is probably now out of… … Wikipedia
Curtesy — This article is about the legal doctrine of curtesy. For the concept of courtesy, please see the article on etiquette. : Note that the content of this article, taken from a 1911 encyclopedia, is probably now out of date and largely of historical… … Wikipedia
Curtesy — A common law right of a husband to the estate and property of his deceased wife. Also known as statutory share, the rights apply to the man if a child was born during the lifetime of the marriage. When a man s spouse dies, he becomes the… … Investment 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 — 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 — n. husband s right to inherit his wife s property after her death … English contemporary dictionary
inchoate curtesy — A term variously defined as the right of the husband akin to the inchoate right of dower of the wife; the right of the husband in a jurisdiction in which the husband s right of curtesy is by statute the same as the right of dower, such right… … Ballentine's law dictionary
release of curtesy — A release of a husband s right of curtesy by due execution of a formal release as a part of the spouse s deed of conveyance or encumbrance, or through a joint conveyance by husband and wife, duly executed and acknowledged. 25 Am J2d Dow § 115 … Ballentine's law dictionary
dower and curtesy — A surviving spouse s right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse s estate usually one third to one half. Dower (not to be confused with a dowry) refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a … Law dictionary
