Definition of "usufructuary" [u•su•fruc•tu•a•ry]

• One that holds property by usufruct. (noun)
• Of or relating to the nature of a usufruct. (adjective)

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• "Ngāti Apa case, the Court of Appeal held that the scope of customary title could range from what it called usufructuary rights to something approaching fee simple."
• "Perfect usufruct, which is of things which the usufructuary can enjoy without altering their substance, though their substance may be diminished or deteriorated naturally by time or by the use to which they are applied; as a house, a piece of land, animals, furniture and other movable effects."
• "France reminded them of the usufructuary laws whereby the debts and past transactions of one French king were not honored by the next."