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FREEHOLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("freehold" is a kind of...):
land tenure; tenure (the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands)
Derivation:
freeholder (the owner of a freehold)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An estate held in fee simple or for life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("freehold" is a kind of...):
acres; demesne; estate; land; landed estate (extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use)
Derivation:
freeholder (the owner of a freehold)