Joint owner
Definition
A co-owner of a property (especially land, forest, or pasture) held in common; a person who owns an estate jointly with others, without individual shares being physically demarcated. As an adjective, it describes a system of ownership or a right based on this traditional joint tenancy.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Joint owner
- Co-proprietor
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun and variable adjective following standard masculine plural forms. |
| Formation | Regional variant or archaic derivation from the base 'avalma' combined with the agent suffix '-aș'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.val.ˈmaʃ] |
| Source | Compendium of Customary Law and Ancient Land Tenures |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Fiecare avalmaș avea dreptul să își pască vitele pe pășunea cea mare, respectând numărul stabilit de sfatul bătrânilor.
EN: Each joint owner had the right to graze his cattle on the great pasture, respecting the number established by the council of elders.
RO: Dacă un singur avalmaș se împotrivea vânzării, pământul nu putea fi înstrăinat către o persoană din afara satului.
EN: If a single co-owner opposed the sale, the land could not be alienated to a person from outside the village.
RO: Judecătorul a chemat în instanță pe fiecare avalmaș pentru a începe măsurătorile necesare ieșirii din indiviziune.
EN: The judge summoned each joint tenant to court to begin the measurements necessary for the partition of the property.
Idioms & Phrases
Drept de avalmaș / Right of a joint tenant / commoner right
RO: Prerogativa istorică a unui membru al comunității de a beneficia de resursele unei proprietăți comune nedivizate.
EN: The historical prerogative of a community member to benefit from the resources of an undivided common property.
Avalmaș de moșie / Joint owner of an estate
RO: Țăran liber sau boier care deținea o cotă ideală dintr-un domeniu funiar alături de rudele sau vecinii săi.
EN: A free peasant or boyar who held an ideal share of a land estate alongside his relatives or neighbors.
Ieșire din starea de avalmaș / Termination of joint tenancy / partitioning
RO: Procesul juridic sau administrativ prin care pământul comun era împărțit în parcele individuale clar delimitate.
EN: The legal or administrative process by which common land was divided into clearly demarcated individual plots.
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