cur.te.sy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 cur.te.sies 【法律】
The life tenure that by common law is held by a man over the property of his deceased wife if children with rights of inheritance were born during the marriage.
夫?qū)ζ薜呢?cái)產(chǎn)繼承權(quán)：根據(jù)普通法，如果其有繼承權(quán)的孩子是在結(jié)婚期間所生，夫?qū)ζ淦薜呢?cái)產(chǎn)享有終身權(quán)益

來源：
Middle English curtesie * see courtesy
中古英語 curtesie *參見 courtesy