Meanings
plural life estates
- lawAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.
Synonyms: estate for life, life estate pur autre vie, life tenant, tenancy for life
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian пожизнена собственост
- пожизнена собственост (požiznena sobstvenost)An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
Finnish elinikäinen nautintaoikeus, syytinki
- elinikäinen nautintaoikeusAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- syytinkiAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
French domaine viager, propriété viagère
- domaine viagerAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- propriété viagèreAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
German Leibgedinge, Altenteil
- LeibgedingeAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- AltenteilAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- AuszugshausAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- KorbhausAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
- StöckliAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
Polish majątek w użytkowaniu dożywotnim
- majątek w użytkowaniu dożywotnimAn estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party
Cite this entry
life estate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20estate
“life estate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20estate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life estate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20estate.
Source: life estate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.