Definition for PAR'CE-NE-RY

PAR'CE-NE-RY, n. [Norm. parcenier.]

Co-heirship; the holding or occupation of lands of inheritance by two or more persons. It differs from joint-tenancy, which is created by deed or devise; whereas parcenery, or co-parcenery, is created by the descent of lands from an ancestor. – Blackstone.

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