Genealogy Glossary : L
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land records
: record of deeds of ownership to land.
legacy : property or money bequeathed to someone in a will.
legatee : someone who inherits money or property.
lessee : person leasing property from an owner.
lessor : owner leasing property to a tenant.
Letters Testamentary : court document allowing the executor named in a will to carry out his or her duties.
liber : book of public records.
lic. (abbr) : license.
lien : claim placed on property by a person who is owed money.
lineage : direct line of descent from an ancestor.
lis pendens : notices of suits pending litigation.
litigant : person involved in a lawsuit.
liv. (abbr) : living.
loco parentis : in place of the parent or parents.
ltd. (abbr) : limited.
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