GESTIO PRO HAEREDE

gestio pro haerede (jes-chee-oh proh her-<<schwa>>-dee). [Latin “behavior as heir”] Roman

& Hist. Scots law. An appointed heir’s conduct (such as selling or leasing the decedent’s property)

that indicates the heir’s intent to receive the inheritance and thereby take on the estate’s debts;

behavior as an heir. — Also spelled gestio pro herede. [Blacks Law 8th]