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life estate pur autre vie

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  • noun law An estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party.

Etymologies

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From life estate + French pour ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").

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