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PRECIPUT

\pɹɪsˈɪpʊt], \pɹɪsˈɪpʊt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_p_ʊ_t]\

Definitions of PRECIPUT

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In French law. A portion of an estate or inheritance which falls to one of the co-heirs over and above his equal share with the rest, and which is to be taken out before partition is made.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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