per stirpes

English

Etymology

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

Phrase

per stirpes

(law) 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.

Antonyms

per capita

Translations

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

Spanish: por estirpe

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