contingent interest
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I know there is a trust, though one of no great moment; I presume Lucy has some contingent interest, subject, most probably, to her marrying with her brother's approbation, or some such provision.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
So a prospective buyer negotiated an arrangement whereby he acquired an option to buy the property at this low price, provided he could make a settlement for the niece's contingent interest at his own expense.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman
Towards the end of 1587 his name, in conjunction with his father's, appears upon a legal form relating to the proposed cancellation of a mortgage upon some property in which he held a contingent interest.
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Arthur Acheson
If, having a contingent interest in the result of his work, he is afraid to say so in his report, he may safely consider his position unprofessional and unsafe.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
He would be sustained by the courage of hope, as a kinsman having a contingent interest in a kinsman's prosperity.
From The Caesars by Thomas De Quincey
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