jus utendi

noun

jus uten·​di

¦jəsyüˈtendē,

-ˌdī

: a personal right or servitude of one gratuitously for the needs of himself and his family and without profit to make use of another's property without consuming it or destroying its substance or capacity for future profit

Word History

Etymology

Latin, right of using

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