n. [ L. usufructus, ususfructus, usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit. ] (Law) The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. usufructuarius. ] (Law) A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of it. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a usufruct. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church, as the usufructuary property of all its members. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]