PARCENERS
\pˈɑːsənəz], \pˈɑːsənəz], \p_ˈɑː_s_ə_n_ə_z]\
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Engl. law. The daughters of a man or woman seised of lands and tenements in fee simple or fee tail, on whom, after the death of such ancestor, such lands and tenements descend, and they enter. Litt. s. 243; Co. Litt. 164 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1871-2. Vide Coparceners.
By John Bouvier
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ARBITRARY PUNISHMENTS
- Practice. punishments left to decision of the judge, in distinctiou from those which are defined by statute.