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noun
A case or writ relating to the recovery of an inherited estate that has been taken or occupied by another party following the death of a relative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Anglo-Norman mordauncestre, from Old French mort d'ancestre (“death of ancestor”).
