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Curtesy
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Curtesy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/curtesy.html. 1828.