coparcenary
/koʊˈpɑrsəˌnɛri/
noun
- A legal system in which two or more people inherit property equally from an ancestor who died without a will, and they all share ownership.
- Under coparcenary, the siblings each received an equal share of the family farm.
- Coparcenary can sometimes lead to disputes among heirs about how to manage the inherited land.
- The lawyer explained that coparcenary applied because the grandfather left no will.