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usufruct

noun

/ˈjuːzjuːfrʌkt/

Meaning

The legal right to use and enjoy the benefits of someone else’s property without owning it.

The tenant had the usufruct of the land but not its ownership.

right of use, enjoyment, leasehold, occupancy

ownership, possession

usufruct of property, usufruct rights, usufruct agreement

a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim

a pirate, especially one operating along the Mediterranean coasts

the quality of being correct or precise; exactness

The text of an opera or other long vocal work.

a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals

the central or most important part of something