This expression is used in the French law to signify that in a succession, the property coming from the father of the deceased, descends to his paternal relations. Lat. Paternal estates to paternal heirs. A rule of the French law, signifying that such portion of a decedent’s estate as came to him from his father must descend to his heirs on the father’s side.
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