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DROIT D AUBAINE

\dɹˈɔ͡ɪt dˈiː ˈɔːbe͡ɪn], \dɹˈɔ‍ɪt dˈiː ˈɔːbe‍ɪn], \d_ɹ_ˈɔɪ_t d_ˈiː_ ˈɔː_b_eɪ_n]\

Definitions of DROIT D AUBAINE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Fr. Law, the right of the sovereign to succeed to the goods of a deceased foreigner, not naturalized. Aubain, a foreigner, in O.Fr. is said to be alibi natus.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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