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usufruct

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Adjective, Noun
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u=su=fruct

CIDE DICTIONARY

usufructn. [L. usufructus, ususfructus, usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.].
     The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance.  Burrill.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

usufruct, n. & v.
--n. (in Roman and Scots law) the right of enjoying the use and advantages of another's property short of the destruction or waste of its substance.
--v.tr. hold in usufruct.

Derivative
usufructuary adj. & n.
Etymology
med.L usufructus f. L usus (et) fructus f. usus USE + fructus FRUIT

ROGET THESAURUS

usufruct

Use

N use, employ, employment, exercise, exercitation, application, appliance, adhibition, disposal, consumption, agency, usufruct, usefulness, benefit, recourse, resort, avail, utilization, service, wear, usage, in use, used, well-worn, well-trodden, useful, subservient.


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