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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(law) A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener..
1793 October 6, Horace Walpole, letter to “the Miss Berrys” (sisters Mary and Agnes Berry), I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as well as my own thirds.
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Purparty means (law) A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener..
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1793 October 6, Horace Walpole, letter to “the Miss Berrys” (sisters Mary and Agnes Berry), I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as well as my own thirds.
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