PURPART
\pˈɜːpɑːt], \pˈɜːpɑːt], \p_ˈɜː_p_ɑː_t]\
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A share; a part in a division ; that part of an estate, formerly held in common, which is by partition allotted to any one of the parties. The word was an- ciently applied to the shares falling separately to coparceners upon a division or partition of the estate, and was generaUy spelled "pur- PURPORT 963
By Henry Campbell Black
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