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Per stirpes

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  1. 1
    A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

Etymology

From Latin per (“by, through”) and stirpēs (“rootstock”).

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