per stirpes adverbial phr. [pǝ: 'stǝ:pi:z] L17.[mod. Latin, formed as PER + accus. pl. of Latin stirps family.]Law.
(Divided, shared, etc.) equally among the branches of a family (and then each share among the members of one branch). Opp.
PER CAPITA adverbial phr. 1.
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