What is "parcener"

Parcener \Par"ce*ner\, n. [Of. par[,c]onnier, parsonnier, fr. parzon, par[,c]un, parcion, part, portion, fr. L. partitio a division. See Partition, and cf. Partner.] (Law) A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one estate.

n. (context legal English) A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an estate that descends jointly, and by whom it is held as a single estate.