(from the article `inheritance`) ...of the kinship group, the village, or the feudal lord. Transition to free alienation has often been achieved by means of subterfuge, such as the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/39
n. The person who receives real property through a gift in a will. The term covers those receiving any type of gift by a will since the distinction between gifts of real property and personal property is actually blurred. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21213