curtesy

curtesy is a 7-letter English word with 1 sense as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 1 sense

Definitions

1. noun. the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands.

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in curtesy:

curtsey

Common word forms

curtesies

Words from these letters

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