PER MY ET PER TOUT

per my et per tout (p[schwa]r mee ay p[schwa]r too[t]). [Law French] By the half and by the whole. • This phrase described the estate held by joint tenants: by the half for purposes of survivorship, by the whole for purposes of alienation. Cf. PER TOUT ET NON PER MY. [Cases: Joint Tenancy 1. C.J.S. […]