Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of being parted, divided, or separated; divisible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being parted or separated; divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Admitting of being parted; divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided
Etymologies
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Examples
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The latter is distinctively the "custom of Kent," and signifies that the land was "partible," and inherited by the sons in equal shares, the youngest son retaining the homestead, and making compensation to his brethren for this addition to his share.
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In the context of partible inheritance, marriage to close kin was one way of keeping farms from being parceled into tracts too small to be productive. 33
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Dutch practices of community property in marriage and partible family inheritance assured a surviving spouse half the couple's wealth and an equal portion for each child.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Note 36: On marriage strategies and partible inheritance see Dooling, "The Making of a Colonial Elite," 157 – 62. back
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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At the time of his marriage, his youngest siblings were not yet born, but adding a child or two to the partible inheritance equation would not have changed his prospects substantially.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Settlers brought with them the idea of land as a partible, bounded commodity, owned by an individual (or self-selected partnership), transferable, and exclusive in perpetuity.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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In contrast, the Puritan settlers of New England came from East Anglia, where inheritance was traditionally partible.
Archive 2008-06-01 Doctor Science 2008
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In contrast, the Puritan settlers of New England came from East Anglia, where inheritance was traditionally partible.
The War of South Carolina Aggression Doctor Science 2008
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And some colonial innovations—particularly partible inheritance—survived every attack.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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And some colonial innovations—particularly partible inheritance—survived every attack.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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