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Definition of Curtesies

Curtesies
Curtesy Cur"te*sy (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. Curtesies (-s?z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See Court, Courtesy.] (Law) 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. --Mozley & W.

Meaning of Curtesies from wikipedia

- Courtesy tenure (or curtesy/courtesy of England) is the legal term denoting the life interest which a widower (i.e. former husband) may claim in the lands...
- The Curtesy Act 1226 (11 Hen. 3) was an act of the Parliament of England p****ed in 1226. It governed courtesy tenure, i.e. the life interest which a widower...
- Cristiano Ronaldo. Millwall eventually lost the 2004 FA Cup Final 3–0, curtesy of a Ruud van Nistelrooy brace. As United had already qualified for the...
- primogeniture laws. Carole Shammas argues that issues of primogeniture, dower, curtesy, strict family settlements in equity, collateral kin, and unilateral division...
- had lots of unit citations too., US Army photograph hosted on Facebook, curtesy of Quentin Robinson, dated 1976, posted 11 November 2015, last accessed...
- estate. This is done as a substitute for the common law rights of dower and curtesy. It is generally not possible to disinherit a minor dependent child. In...
- c. 98) (Real actions) c. 3 An Alienation of Land by the Tenant by the Curtesy with Warranty shall be void. — repealed for England and Wales by Statute...
- the extent of an interest held by the surviving spouse as a "dower or curtesy"; the value of certain items of property in which the decedent had, at...
- Homestead Act, because married women lost most of their rights. Baron and feme Curtesy Dower Jure uxoris ‒ phrase related to a man holding titles of his wife...
- Duchess); The Temple of Glas (indebted to The House of Fame); The Floure of Curtesy (like the Parlement of Foules, a Valentine's Day Poem); and the allegorical...