Meaning of partible | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
   not-comparable
2. Of property: that can be divided between heirs on inheritance.
   not-comparable
3. Relating to an inheritance system based on such division.
   not-comparable

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Examples

“If souls be not unible, nor partible substances, there is no place⟳ for this doubt⟳: if they be, they will be still what they are, notwithstanding any such union with a common soul.”

“Following the introduction of partible inheritance in 1793, peasants reacted by using systematic birth control⟳ for the first time so as to restrict the number⟳ of heirs among whom their property would have⟳ to be divided – causing a sharp and enduring drop in France's birth-rate.”

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