partible
partible — adjective
- partiblepositive
- more partiblecomparative
- most partiblesuperlative
1. Describes land or property that can be divided among multiple heirs when the own
Describes land or property that can be divided among multiple heirs when the owner dies, rather than passing intact to one person. In a broader sense, capable of being separated into parts.
Under customary law, the old farm was partible and went to all nine children.
partible + went to all [number] children
Hannah discovered the estate was partible, overturning her cousin's claim to everything.
The village's partible meadows were re-divided among the households every spring.
Constanza inherited only a small plot because the land was partible among many heirs.
Partible inheritance meant Nikos and his three sisters each received an equal portion.
- divisible
broader, used for everyday objects and abstract things, not limited to inheritance
- separable
emphasises physical ability to pull apart, not legal division
- partitionable
more technical, often used about territory or data rather than estates
- impartible
legal term: property that cannot be divided among heirs and must pass to one person
- entailed
legally bound to a specific line of inheritance, preventing sale or division
- indivisible
general term for anything that cannot be divided
用法筆記
Almost always used of property, land, or estates in legal and historical contexts. Contrasts with primogeniture, where the eldest child inherits everything.