usufruct
REAL RIGHT OF ENJOYING THE FRUITS AND BENEFITS OF A PROPERTY, WITHOUT NECESSARILY THAT OF OWNING IT, SELLING IT AS A FULL PROPERTY TO A THIRD PARTY, OCCUPYING IT OR USING IT DIRECTLY
Usufructuary; Use ownership; Usufructus; Usufructary
['ju:zj?fr?kt]
¦ noun Roman Law the right to enjoy the use of another's property short of the destruction or waste of its substance.
Derivatives
usufructuary adjective &noun
Origin
C17: from med. L. usufructus, from L. usus (et) fructus 'use (and) enjoyment'.