Word to the Wise: Usufruct

“Usufruct” (YOO-zuh-frukt) – from the Latin for “use” + “enjoy” – is the legal right to temporarily enjoy the advantages of something that belongs to someone else.

Example (as used by Thomas Jefferson): “The earth belongs in usufruct to the living.”

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