per stirpes

English

Etymology

From Latin per (“by, through”) and stirpēs (“rootstock”).

Phrase

per stirpes

1. (law) A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

Antonyms

• per capita

Translations

method of distributing an estate to the descendants of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches

• Spanish: por estirpe