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per stirpes en · X

Etymology

From Latin per (“by, through”) and stirpēs (“rootstock”).

Meanings

  1. A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

Antonyms

per capita

Translations (2)

pl per stirpes (method of distributing an estate to the descendants of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches) · es por estirpe (method of distributing an estate to the descendants of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches)