boedelscheiding

noun

boe·​del·​schei·​ding

ˈbüdᵊlˌskādiŋ

plural -s

Roman Dutch law

: partition of an estate

Word History

Etymology

Dutch, from boedel property + scheiding separation, from scheiden to separate (from Middle Dutch sceiden, scēden) + -ing; akin to Old High German scheidan to separate

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