curtesy — cur·te·sy / kər tə sē/ n pl sies [Anglo French curteisie, literally, favor, courtesy, originally in the phrase par la corteysie de Engleterre (tenancy) by courtesy of (the law of) England (as opposed to natural right)]: a husband s interest at… … Law dictionary
curtesy — [kʉrt′ə sē] n. pl. curtesies 〚var. of COURTESY〛 the life interest which a husband acquires in the lands of his wife upon her death, provided they have children capable of inheriting: curtesy has been altered or abolished by statute in many U.S.… … Universalium
curtesy — [kʉrt′ə sē] n. pl. curtesies [var. of COURTESY] the life interest which a husband acquires in the lands of his wife upon her death, provided they have children capable of inheriting: curtesy has been altered or abolished by statute in many U.S.… … English World dictionary
Curtesy — Cur te*sy (k?r t? s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} ( s?z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court}, {Courtesy}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtesy tenure — Not to be confused with Curtsey. This article is about the legal doctrine of curtesy. For the concept of courtesy, please see the article on etiquette. Note that the content of this article, taken from a 1911 encyclopedia, is probably now out of… … Wikipedia
Curtesy — This article is about the legal doctrine of curtesy. For the concept of courtesy, please see the article on etiquette. : Note that the content of this article, taken from a 1911 encyclopedia, is probably now out of date and largely of historical… … Wikipedia
curtesy — ˈkərd.əsē noun or curtesy initiate (plural curtesies or curtesies initiate) Etymology: Middle English curtasy, curteisie, corteisie curtesy, courteous behavior more at courtesy : the future … Useful english dictionary
curtesy — /ˈkɜtəsi/ (say kertuhsee) noun (plural curtesies) the life tenure formerly enjoyed by a husband in his wife s land inheritance after her death, provided they had issue able to inherit: a tenancy by the curtesy. {variant of courtesy} …
curtesy — noun (plural sies) Etymology: Middle English corteisie courtesy Date: 1523 a husband s interest upon the death of his wife in the real property of an estate that she either solely owned or inherited provided they bore a child capable of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
curtesy — cur•te•sy [[t]ˈkɜr tə si[/t]] n. pl. sies. law the life tenure formerly enjoyed by a husband in his wife s land inheritance after her death, provided they had issue able to inherit • Etymology: 1515–25; var. of courtesy … From formal English to slang
courtesy — See curtesy … Black's law dictionary
