freehold

(frēhōld′)

noun

  1. an estate in land held for life or with the right to pass it on through inheritance
  2. the holding of an estate, office, etc., in this way

Origin: ME fre holde, after Anglo-Fr franc tenement

adjective

of or held by freehold

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See freehold in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Law
    a. An estate held in fee or for life.
    b. The tenure by which such an estate is held.
  2. A tenure of an office or a dignity for life.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English frehold

Origin: , translation of Anglo-Norman fraunc tenement

Origin: : fraunc, free

Origin: + tenement, possession

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Related Forms:

  • freeˈholdˌer noun

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