Estate Of Inheritance


Definition of "Estate of inheritance"

An estate which descends to heirs in perpetuum. In an estate of inheritance, the current tenant not only has the right to enjoy the property for life, buy his or her tenancy rights pass to succeeding generations without limit.



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