Legal Definitions - divisa

Definition: Divisa (di-vI-zə), n. [from French diviser "to divide"]

1. A division of goods made by a will; a devise.
2. A boundary between neighboring lands.
3. A court held on such a boundary to settle disputes between tenants.

Examples:

• When their father passed away, the siblings had to divide his estate according to his divisa.
• The divisa between the two farms was marked by a row of trees.
• The tenants on either side of the divisa had a disagreement about who was responsible for maintaining the fence.

The first example illustrates the first definition of divisa, which refers to the division of goods by a will. The second example illustrates the second definition, which refers to a boundary between neighboring lands. The third example illustrates the third definition, which refers to a court held on such a boundary to settle disputes between tenants.