fee simple

absolute ownership of real property with unrestricted rights of disposition

Origin: Anglo-Fr: see fee & simple

See fee simple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fees simple
  1. An estate in land of which the inheritor has unqualified ownership and power of disposition.
  2. Private ownership of real estate in which the owner has the right to control, use, and transfer the property at will.

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