In tbe civil law. The right which heirs or legatees may have- of passing to their successors the inheritance qr legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having.exercised their rights. Domat, liv. 3, t. 1, s. 10; 4 Toullier, no. 186; Dig. 50, 17, 54; Code, 6, 5L
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)