FORISFAMILIATE

forisfamiliate

forisfamiliate (for-is-f[schwa]-mil-ee-ayt), vb. [fr. Latin foris “outside” + familia “family”] Hist. To emancipate (a son) from paternal authority by a gift of land. • This act usu. rendered the son ineligible to inherit more property. — Also termed (archaically) forisfamiliare.

forisfamiliate Read More »

Scroll to Top