nonancestral estate

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• nonancestral estate — An estate the title to which was acquired otherwise than by descent. There are but two characters of estate known to our jurisprudence. An estate is either ancestral or nonancestral. In some jurisdictions, the latter is termed new acquisition or… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• new acquisition — A nonancestral estate; an estate acquired by purchase. Gray v Chapman, 122 Okla 130, 243 P 522 …   Ballentine's law dictionary