ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Minorat

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Minorat is a noun meaning (law, historical) A custom or right, analogous to borough English in England, formerly existing in various parts of Europe, by which certain entailed estates, such as a homestead and adjacent land, descended to the youngest male heir.

Meaning

(law, historical) A custom or right, analogous to borough English in England, formerly existing in various parts of Europe, by which certain entailed estates, such as a homestead and adjacent land, descended to the youngest male heir.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include majorat, primogeniture, maritage, hereditament, mokurruree, legitim.

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