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Webster 1913 Edition


Usufruct

U′su-fruct

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
usufructus
,
ususfructus
,
usus et fructus
;
usus
use +
fructus
fruit.]
(Law)
The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance.
Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Usufruct

U'SUFRUCT

,
Noun.
[L. usus, use, and fructus, fruit.]
The temporary use and enjoyment of lands or tenements; or the right of receiving the fruits and profits of lands or other thing, without having the right to alienate or change the property.