Esnecy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Esnecy \Es"ne*cy\, n. [See {Eigne}.] (Eng. Law)
     A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first
     after an inheritance is divided. --Mozley & W.
     [1913 Webster]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:



  ESNECY. Eldership. In the English law, this word signifies the right which 
  the eldest coparcener of lands has to choose one of the parts of the estate 
  after it has been divided.