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Someone who holds property by usufruct
Answer for the clue "Someone who holds property by usufruct ", 12 letters:
usufructuary
Word definitions for usufructuary in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the nature of a usufruct n. someone who holds property by usufruct
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to a usufruct. n. A person who holds property, or the use of assets, by usufruct.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Usufructuary \U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry\, a. (Law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct. The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as the usufructuary property of all its members. --Coleridge.
Usage examples of usufructuary.
The carpenter might have exacted the rag in return, perhaps for use in the machine shop -- where wiping rags were always needed -- but my father paid, exacted nothing, and even apologized, as carpenters tend to apologize, with embarrassed condescension and a clearing of the throat, and Amsel remained the usufructuary of the garment which, though fragmentary, was susceptible of transformation.