LIEGE POUSTIE

liege poustie (leej pow-stee). [Law French “liege power” fr. Latin legitima potestas “lawful power”] Scots law. The lawful power of one in good health, as a result of which the person might dispose of heritable property. • The phrase often appeared attributively, as in liege poustie conveyance. Cf. LEGITIMA POTESTAS. “LIEGE POUSTIE; is that state […]