Parcener

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

  Parcener \Par"ce*ner\, n. [Of. par[,c]onnier, parsonnier, fr.
     parzon, par[,c]un, parcion, part, portion, fr. L. partitio a
     division. See {Partition}, and cf. {Partner}.] (Law)
     A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of
     inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one
     estate.


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