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freehold

/ˌfriˈhoʊld/
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Other forms: freeholds

Definitions of freehold
  1. noun
    an estate held in fee simple or for life
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    type of:
    acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate
    extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
  2. noun
    tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
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    type of:
    land tenure, tenure
    the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
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