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.
- 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