• (a.) The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father.
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(from the article `property law`) ...leaving a spouse or close kin (descendants or ascendants) may effectively dispose of only a portion of his estate by will. The rest must go to the ...
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Le·git'im (le*jĭ'ĭm)
noun [ See
Legitimate ,
adjective ]
(Scots Law) The portion of movable estate to which the children are entitled upon the death of the father.
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