fructuaryadj.n.
/ˈfrʌktjuːəri/ A. adj. in Roman Law.
Of or belonging to usufruct; usufructuary. Only in fructuary stipulation.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > [adjective] > right of temporary possession
usufructuary1710
beneficial1844
fructuary stipulation1875
1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iv. §166 Provided that he gives his opponent security by the fructuary stipulation.
1. One who enjoys the ‘fruits’ or profits (of something); a usufructuary.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > [noun] > right of temporary possession > one who has
fruit-userc1449
usufructuar1531
usager1606
fructuary1643
usufructuary1658
usuary1871
1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. App. 168 A fructuary can dispose or give the profits at his pleasure.
1687 T. Smith in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 162 Of which we are but the fructuaries.
2. Something enjoyed by usufruct. rare.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > beneficial use > that which is
fructuary1651
1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 63 In fructuaries and in those things whereof we have the use but not the property.
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