☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Curtesy

At common law, a husband's life estate in all lands owned by his wife during the marriage — provided a child was born alive of the marriage. The male counterpart of dower.

Category: English Legal History · Source: Black's Law Dictionary
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