🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

propriedade conjunta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾi.pɾi.aˈda.dʒi kõˈʒũ.tɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Joint tenancy/ˈdʒɔɪnt ˈtɛn.ən.si/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles adquiriram o imóvel em regime de propriedade conjunta."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A form of property co-ownership where two or more people hold equal shares with an undivided right of possession and the right of survivorship.

    "They purchased the home under a joint tenancy, meaning if one passes away, the other automatically inherits the full ownership."
  2. 2

    A legal arrangement granting identical rights and obligations to multiple tenants regarding a single real estate property.

    "The lease agreement was structured as a joint tenancy, making all roommates equally responsible for the rent."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'joindre' (to join, from Latin 'iungere') combined with Anglo-French 'tenance' (holding of land, from Latin 'tenere' meaning to hold). The legal concept solidified in English common law during the feudal era to describe concurrent ownership of property with the right of survivorship.

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