Ainesse

What does Ainesse mean in American Law?

The definition of Ainesse in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

The feudal French word for esnecy, i.e., primogeniture. Also written “aineese.”

Concept of “Ainesse”

Traditional meaning of ainesse in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) ESNECY (see this last concept in this legal reference); the right of the eldest born.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Ainesse”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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