Parcenary

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

  Parcenary \Par"ce*na*ry\, n. [See {Parcener}, {partner}.] (Law)
     The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which
     descends from the ancestor to two or more persons;
     coheirship.
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     Note: It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which
           is created by deed or devise. In the United States
           there is no essential distinction between parcenary and
           tenancy in common. --Wharton. Kent.
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