Curtesy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The life tenure that by common law is held by a man over the property of his deceased wife if children with rights of inheritance were born during the marriage.
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  • n. The tenure that a man is entitled to over the property of his deceased wife if there is a child who could inherit it.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See courtesy.
    • Word Usage
    "“Hello, girls,” Ivy said, thinking the curtesy was the ultimate irony since the two of them had forced their way in."
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