Not yet completed or finished.

Immature; not fully developed; an early stage; incomplete; only partially existing. An inchoate right of dower held by a wife matures and becomes exercisable only upon the death of her husband.

Describes something that has been begun but never completed or a right that has arisen but is not yet enforceable (such as Dower rights).

Not yet completed. In reference to contracts, they are inchoate until they have been executed by all parties.

Unfinished, begun but not completed. In real estate. this can apply to (lower or curtesy rights prior to the death of a spouse.

In an initial or early stage; just begun. Detailed description

An incomplete, unfinished, interrupted right.

This term describes something that has begun, but is not yet completed, e.g., a lien that is going to be recorded, but has not actually been recorded, or a deed that has been signed and acknowledged, but has not yet been made a part of the public record.