Reference for Bava Batra 279:4
יתיב רבי ירמיה קמיה דרבי אבהו וקא בעי מיניה אלמנתו מהו שתמעט בנכסים מי אמרינן כיון דאית לה מזוני ממעטא או דלמא כיון דאילו מנסבא לית לה השתא נמי לית לה
their sale is valid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the sold property cannot be seized for the daughters maintenance. This proves that the estate remains in the possession of the sons. Hence, in case of appreciation, the surplus belongs to them. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> R. Jeremiah sat before R. Abbahu, when he addressed to him [the following question].. Does one's widow,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who is entitled to receive maintenance from the estate during her widowhood. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> reduce [the value of] an estate?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., is the amount due to the widow for her maintenance deducted from the value of the estate which is thus reduced from a 'larger', to a 'smaller' estate, from which, if it just suffices for the maintenance of the daughters, the sons will receive nothing. ');"><sup>13</sup></span> Do we assume [that] since she receives<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'she has'. ');"><sup>14</sup></span>