pupillary substitution
(also substitution pupillary) Civil Law and Scottish Law (now historical )
noun
Nomination of a substitute to take the place of someone who dies before inheriting, or succeeds as heir but then dies before attaining puberty.
Origin
Mid 17th century. After classical Latin substitūtiō pūpillāris; compare Spanish sustitución pupilar, French substitution pupillaire.
- third ager
- third base
- third best
- third class
- third country
- third cousin
- third-degree
- third estate
- third eye
- third eyelid
- third force
- third-generation
- third-hand
- third heaven
- Third International
- third-level
- thirdly
- third man
- third market
- third party
- third person
- third-person shooter
- third position
- Third Programme
- third rail