purparty

词形变化

purparties 复数 purparties

别名

pourparty purpart

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener.

    法律

    1793 October 6, Horace Walpole, letter to “the Miss Berrys” (sisters Mary and Agnes Berry), I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as well as my own thirds.

词源

From Old French porpartie, from por (“for”) and partie (“a part”). Compare Old French purpart (“a respective part”).

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