Usufruction
//juːz(j)ʊˈfɹʌkʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition or state of possessing a usufruct. uncountable
"The antecedent circumstances show that the natural right always appertaining to the early inhabitants of the shores of this river, above the Canadian line, to navigate it, has once been fortified by joint conquest, and by subsequent joint usufruction."
Example
More examples"The antecedent circumstances show that the natural right always appertaining to the early inhabitants of the shores of this river, above the Canadian line, to navigate it, has once been fortified by joint conquest, and by subsequent joint usufruction."
Etymology
From usufruct + -ion.
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