Phrase guide

life estate pur autre vie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An estate in land which is given by a grantor to a party only for the duration of the life of a third party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that third party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • Joe gives property "to Mike for the life of Bob"; Joe has created a life estate pur autre vie for Mike, but when Bob dies, the property automatically reverts to Joe.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From life estate + Old French pur ("for"), autre ("another"), vie ("life").