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free·hold /'frē-ˌhōld/ n [translation of Anglo-French frank tenement freehold estate]: a tenure of real property the duration of which cannot be determined and by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or for life is held; also: an estate held by such tenure compare leaseholdfreehold adj or adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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acres, domain, estate, estate for life, estate in fee, fee simple, feud, fief, hereditament, immune, interest in real property, land, landed estate, landed property, life estate, praedium liberum, property, real property, realty, territory, vested interest in land
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demesne, domain (land owned), dominion (absolute ownership), estate (property), fee (estate), leasehold, property (land), real estate
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Absolute ownership of land and property where no one has a superior ownership interest.
Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. — UK law terms.
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originally an estate of free tenure. Nowadays the term is used to denote a legal estate in fee simple absolute in possession, the most complete form of ownership of land.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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An antiquated term for any interest in real estate that is of indeterminate length. It's distinguished from an interest that has a definite ending date, such as a lease. A life estate is an example of a freehold.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Homeowners
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An ownership estate or possessory interest in land, particularly a fee simple or life estate.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A life estate, an interest in land the duration of which is restricted to the life or lives of a particular person or persons holding it, or an estate in fee, an interest in property that is unconditional and represents the broadest ownership interest recognized by law.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A life estate, an interest in land the duration of which is restricted to the life or lives of a particular person or persons holding it, or an estate in fee, an interest in property that is unconditional and represents the broadest ownership interest recognized by law.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.any interest in real property which is a life estate or of uncertain or undetermined duration (having no stated end), as distinguished from a leasehold which may have declining value toward the end of a long-term lease (such as the 99-year variety).See also: leasehold
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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freehold — ► NOUN 1) permanent and absolute tenure of land or property with freedom to dispose of it at will. 2) chiefly Brit. a piece of land or property held by such tenure. DERIVATIVES freeholder noun … English terms dictionary
