survivorship benefit
51Noturus exilis — Slender Madtom Photo courtesy of the Geological Survey of Alabama. Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3) …
52merchant — mer·chant / mər chənt/ n: a person who trades in goods esp. of a certain kind and possesses expertise in the area of the goods and the practices of trading in them or who employs others with such expertise a warranty that the goods shall be… …
53tontine — ton•tine [[t]ˈtɒn tin, tɒnˈtin[/t]] n. bus an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor •… …
54tontine — /ˈtɒntin / (say tonteen), /tɒnˈtin / (say ton teen) noun 1. a scheme in which subscribers to a common fund share an annuity with the benefit of survivorship, the shares of the survivors being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes …
55estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …
56estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …
57Jus accrescendi inter mercatores locum non habet, pro beneficio commercii — The right of survivorship has no place among merchants, which is for the benefit of commerce …
