Lat. In the civil law . Pupillar substitution ; the substitution of an heir to a pupil or infant under puberty. The substitution by a father of an heir to his children under his power, disposing of his own estate and theirs, in case the child refused to accept the inheritance , or died before the age of puberty. Ilallifax, Civil Law, b. 2, c. 6, no. 04.
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