caducary

adjective

ca·​du·​ca·​ry

kəˈd(y)ükərē

variants or caduciary

-üs(h)ēˌerē,

-üshərē

: relating to or transferred by escheat, lapse, or forfeiture

Word History

Etymology

Latin caducarius, from caducus caducous + -arius -ary

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

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