Meaning of mort d'ancestor | Babel Free

Definitions

A case or writ relating to the recovery of an inherited estate that has been taken or occupied by another party following the death of a relative.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“If the abatement happened upon the death of the demandant’s father or mother, brother or sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, the remedy is by an assize of mort d’ancestor, or the death of one’s ancestor.”

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