Commentary for Bava Batra 262:9

אשתו ארוסה ואשתו גרושה במתנה

It is obvious [that if a father assigned all his property to] his son or [to] a stranger, the stranger [is to receive it] as a gift,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For, had the testator merely meant him to be administrator, he would have stated the fact explicitly. ');">¹⁶</span> while the son [is merely appointed] administrator.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 8 and 9 supra. ');">¹⁷</span>

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