life estate pur autre vie
An estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Joe gives property "to Mike for the life of Bob"; Joe has created a life estate pur autre vie for Mike, but when Bob dies, the property automatically reverts to Joe.
Origin
From life estate + Old French pur ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").From life estate + Old French pur ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").
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Forms
plural: life estates pur autre vie| Singular | life estate pur autre vie |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular