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free·hold  (frhld)

n.

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.

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[Middle English frehold, translation of Anglo-Norman fraunc tenement : fraunc, free + tenement, possession.]

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freeholder n.

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freehold [ˈfriːˌhəʊld] Property law

n

(Law)

a.  tenure by which land is held in fee simple, fee tail, or for life

b.  an estate held by such tenure

adj

(Law) relating to or having the nature of freehold

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freehold

1. ownership of property with the right to pass it on through inheritance.
2. the property held in this way. Cf. leasehold. — freeholder, n.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	freehold - an estate held in fee simple or for life acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
	2.	freehold - tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life land tenure, tenure - the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands

Translations

freehold [ˈfriːhəʊld] (Brit)

A. ADJ [property, land] → de pleno dominio

B. N → pleno dominio m, propiedad f absoluta

freehold [ˈfriːˌhəʊld] n (Law) → proprietà assoluta