Fideicommissum

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.

"I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum."

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