freeholder

Variant of freehold

freehold definition

free·hold (frē′hōld′)

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

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

adjective

of or held by freehold

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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