life-lease

noun

A lifetime appointment, a condition that exists or service that is provided for the duration of an individual's lifetime or for the remainder of an individual's life.

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Meanings

nounlife-lease (plural life-leases)

plural life-leases

  1. datedA lifetime appointment, a condition that exists or service that is provided for the duration of an individual's lifetime or for the remainder of an individual's life.

    I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.

    1853, Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, in The Piazza Tales, New York: Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1856
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APA

life-lease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life-lease

MLA

“life-lease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life-lease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life-lease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life-lease.

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