![]() If this cause is removed then he loses his right, and the thing reverts to him to whom the substance belongs. The tenant, for instance, enjoys the usufruct of a thing only through a cause which lies outside the thing itself, i.e. There are two reasons why he to whom the substance of a thing belongs is called its proprietor: first, because the right to the substance is the highest right secondly, because this right naturally tends to grow into absolute ownership. The tenant, for example, is not said to be the proprietor of the land he tills, nor the lessee proprietor of the house in which he dwells for though both have the right of use or usufruct, they have not the highest right, namely the right to the substance. Of all these persons he alone is called the proprietor who has the highest right, viz., the right to the substance the others, whose rights are subordinate, are not called proprietors. ![]() It may happen that several persons have different rights to the same thing, one subordinate to the other: one has the right to the substance, another to its use, a third to its usufruct, etc. As long as the absolute owner does not exceed the limits set by law, he may dispose of his property in any manner whatsoever he may use it, alienate it, lease it etc. Taken in its strict sense, this definition applies to absolute ownership only. The thing or object of this right of disposal is called property, and the right of disposal itself, ownership. The proprietor or owner of a thing, in the current acceptation of the word, is the person who enjoys the full right to dispose of it in so far as is not forbidden by law. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download.
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