curtesy
- An outdated common law privilege that grants a surviving husband the right to the property of his deceased wife, provided they had a child or children who could inherit the land
- The old man continued to live on his wife's estate under the law of curtesy following her death.
- Despite having no personal claim to the property, he was protected by curtesy after his wife's sudden demise.
- The law of curtesy allowed him to maintain his lifestyle on his late wife's estate.
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