Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

1. (a) "Anandravan" means any member of a tarwad or tavazhi, as the case may be, other than the karnavan.
2. (b) "Karnavan" means the oldest major male member of a tarwad or tavazhi, as the case may be, in whom the right to management of its properties vests or in the absence of such a male member, the oldest major female member; or where by custom or family usage, the right to such management vests in the oldest major female member, such female member.
3. (c) "Major" means a person who has attained eighteen years of age.
4. (d) "Marumakkattayam" means the system of inheritance in which descent is traced in the female line.
5. (e) "Minor" means a person who has not attained eighteen years of age.
6. (f) "Tarwad" means a joint family which includes all its members with community of property governed by the Marumakkattayam Law.
7. (g) "Tavazhi" means a branch of a tarwad consisting of a female, her children and all her descendants in the female line.