liferent

1 of 2

noun

: a right in Scots law regarded either as a personal servitude or as a usufruct to use and enjoy while preserving the substance of usually heritable property

liferent

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to grant a liferent of

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English (Scots) lifrent, from lif life + rent

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