freehold

(frē′hōld′)

noun

an estate in land held for life or with the right to pass it on through inheritance
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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noun

Law
a. An estate held in fee or for life.
b. The tenure by which such an estate is held.
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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