usufruct
Meanings
Noun
- The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.
Verb
- To use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person.
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Origin
- From Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from Latin ūsus-frūctus, ūsus et frūctus. Cognate with French usufruit, Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, Occitan usufrug, Portuguese usufruto, Spanish usufructo.
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