neptis
neptis (nep-tis), n. [Latin] Hist. 1. A granddaughter. 2. A female descendant.
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amitina
amitina (am-[schwa]-tI-n[schwa]). [Latin] Civil law. The daughter of a paternal aunt or maternal uncle; a female first cousin. Pl. amitinae.
married woman’s separate estate in equity
married woman’s separate estate in equity. Hist. At common law, a trust that a rich family could set up for a daughter so that she would not lose control of her own money and property to her husband. • The daughter could escape the severe limits of coverture by having her family establish a separate
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frankmarriage
Hist. An entailed estate in which the donor retains control of the land by refusing to accept feudal services from the donee (usu. the donor’s daughter) for three generations. • If the donee’s issue fail in that time, the land returns to the donor. A donor who accepted homage (and the corresponding services arising from
lineal consanguinity
The relationship between persons who are directly descended or ascended from one another (for example, mother and daughter, great-grandfather and grandson, etc.).
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give
give, vb. 1. To voluntarily transfer (property) to another without compensation (Jack gave his daughter a car on her birthday). 2. To confer by a formal act (the First Amendment gives all citizens the right to free speech). 3. To present for another to consider (the witness gave compelling testimony before the jury). 4. (Of
niece
niece. The daughter of a person’s brother or sister; sometimes understood to include the daughter of a person’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. • This term is extended in some wills to include a grandniece. Cf. NEPHEW. half niece. The daughter of one’s half brother or half sister.
conditional bequest
A bequest whose effectiveness or continuation depends on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a particular event. • An example might be a testator’s gift of “the income from the farm to my daughter, Betty, until she remarries.” If a condition prohibits certain legal conduct, such as using tobacco or growing a beard, it is sometimes
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frankmarriage
frankmarriage. Hist. An entailed estate in which the donor retains control of the land by refusing to accept feudal services from the donee (usu. the donor’s daughter) for three generations. • If the donee’s issue fail in that time, the land returns to the donor. A donor who accepted homage (and the corresponding services arising