freehold

freehold (not comparable)

1. (property law) Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on escheat.

   Coordinate terms: leasehold, commonhold, copyhold

freehold (countable and uncountable, plural freeholds)

1. Freehold tenure.
2. (property law) Real property held by a tenure of this type.

   Coordinate terms: leasehold, commonhold, copyhold

freehold (third-person singular simple present freeholds, present participle freeholding, simple past and past participle freeholded)

1. To dispense property in this way.

• foreheld