parcener
/ˈpɑːs(ə)nə
/noun English Law, historical
A person who shares with others in the inheritance of an undivided estate or in the rights to it.So long as the lands continue to descend, they remain parceners....
- Parceners may voluntarily make partition of the land among them.
- Where judgment for debt is had against one parcener, the lands of both may be taken in execution.
Origin
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin partitio(n-) 'partition' + -er1: compare with partner.