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usufruct

usuf·ruct

UK/ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/ US/ˈjuzəˌfɹəkt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way

Origin

From Late Latin ūsufrūctus, from ūsus + frūctus (“usage of the fruits of production”). Cognate with French usufruit, Italian usufrutto, usofrutto, Occitan usufrug, Portuguese usufruto, Spanish usufructo.

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