freehold

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adjective

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.

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Meanings

freehold1

adjectivefreehold (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawOf 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.
nounfreehold (countable and uncountable, plural freeholds)

plural freeholds

  1. countableuncountableFreehold tenure.
  2. countableuncountablelawReal property held by a tenure of this type.
verbfreehold (third-person singular simple present freeholds, present participle freeholding, simple past and past participle freeholded)

present singular third person freeholds · participle present freeholding · participle past freeholded · past freeholded

  1. To dispense property in this way.

Freehold2

proper noun
  1. An urban area of Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9104).
  2. A suburb of Lancaster, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4861).
  3. A borough, the county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States; properly, Freehold Borough.
  4. A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States; properly, Freehold Township.
  5. A hamlet in the town of Greenville, Greene County, New York, United States.
  6. A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fee simple absolute in possessionfreehold borough

Translations

Finnish omistusoikeus, omistus
  • omistusoikeusFreehold tenure
  • omistusFreehold tenure
Māori herekore
  • herekoreFreehold tenure
Polish akt własności
  • akt własnościFreehold tenure
Cite this entry
APA

freehold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehold

MLA

“freehold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freehold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freehold.

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