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MAYORAZGO

\me͡əɹˈazɡə͡ʊ], \me‍əɹˈazɡə‍ʊ], \m_eə_ɹ_ˈa_z_ɡ_əʊ]\

Definitions of MAYORAZGO

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In Spanish law. The right to the enjoyment of certain aggregate property, left with the condition thereon imposed that they are to pass in their integrity, perpetually, successively to the eldest son. Schm. CivU Law, 62

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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