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freeholder

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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.
[Middle English frehold, translation of Anglo-Norman fraunc tenement : fraunc, free + tenement, possession.]
freeholder n.
freeholder [ˈfriːˌhəʊldə]
n
(Law) Property law a person in possession of a freehold building or estate in land
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freeholder - the owner of a freehold
landholder, landowner, property owner - a holder or proprietor of land
yeoman - in former times was free and cultivated his own land
Translations
freeholder [ˈfriːˌhəʊldəʳ] N (Brit) → titular mf del pleno dominio or de la propiedad absoluta


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