USHER OF THE BLACK ROD
Definition (1910 Edition)
in marriage settlements, the first use is always to the owner in fee till the marriage, and then to other uses. The fee remains with the owner until the marriage, and then it shifts as uses arise. 4 Kent, Comm. 297.—8 use. A use limited to arise on a future event where no preceding use is limited, and which does not take effect in derogation of any other interest than that which results to the ntor, or remains in him in the mean time. Washb. Real Prop.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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