Commentary for Bava Batra 279:6

ואם תמצא לומר כיון דאילו מתה לית לה ולא ממעטא בע"ח מהו שימעט בנכסים מי אמרינן כיון דכי מיית נמי אית ליה ממעט או דלמא כיון דמחסרי גוביינא לא ממעט

Do we say [that] since she would receive [her maintenance] even if she married, she does reduce [the value of the estate]; or, perhaps, since she would receive none if she died,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., neither she nor her heirs. ');">¹⁹</span> she does not reduce [its value]? And if you would find [some ground] for saying that since she would receive nothing if she died, she does not reduce [its value], [the question arises] whether a creditor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' of the deceased. ');">²⁰</span> reduces the [value of the] estate.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If it suffices only for the payment of the debt and the maintenance of the daughters. ');">²¹</span> Do we say that he reduces [its value] since he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., his heirs. ');">²²</span>

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