remaindership
English
noun
Definitions
- The right to inherit land or title when the current possessor of that land or title dies without an heir.
Etymology
Suffix from English remainder.
Origin
English
remainder
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pseudoremainder English
- remainder English
- remainder-man English
- remainderer English
- remainderless English
- remainderman English
- remainder Italian
- remaindre Middle English