noun
- plural of coparcener; persons who inherit an estate jointly as co-heirs
Usage: legal
Examples
- The three siblings became coparceners of their grandfather’s property.
- As coparceners, they each owned an equal share of the inherited land.
- The court ruled that all coparceners must agree before selling the estate.
- The lawyer explained the rights and responsibilities of coparceners under state law.
- When their parents died intestate, the children automatically became coparceners.