PER STIRPES


Meaning of PER STIRPES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈstər-pēz, per-ˈstir-pās ]

adverb or adjective

Etymology: Latin, by familial stocks

Date: 1682

: in equal shares to each member of a specified class with the share of a deceased member divided proportionately among his or her beneficiaries (as children)

the estate was divided per stirpes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.