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词汇 curtesy
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Definition of curtesy in US English:

curtesy

nounPlural curtesiesˈkərdəsēˈkərdəsiˈkərdəsi
Law historical
  • A tenure by which a husband, after his wife's death, held certain kinds of property that she had inherited.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wife's dower entitled her to one third of the husband's property on his death; curtesy, a similar right of the husband in the wife's property, accrued only if children had been born of the marriage.

Definition of curtesy in US English:

curtesy

nounˈkərdəsēˈkərdəsi
Law historical
  • A tenure by which a husband, after his wife's death, held certain kinds of property that she had inherited.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wife's dower entitled her to one third of the husband's property on his death; curtesy, a similar right of the husband in the wife's property, accrued only if children had been born of the marriage.
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