per stirpes

per stirpes

From Latin, literally, "by roots," indicating property and assets that are to be divided equally among the surviving descendants within a branch of one's family. I leave my entire estate to my three children, per stirpes.
See also: per
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • literally
  • be scratching (one's) head
  • be scratching your head
  • come on in, the water's fine
  • Come on in, the water's fine!
  • big boned
  • cover (one's) tracks (up)
  • cover one's tracks
  • cover tracks
  • cover your tracks