noun
Etymology: dead (II)
Scots law : the part of a married man's personal property that he may dispose of by will, the rest going to the widow and children — compare jus relictae , legitim
noun
Etymology: dead (II)
Scots law : the part of a married man's personal property that he may dispose of by will, the rest going to the widow and children — compare jus relictae , legitim
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012