freehold Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an estate held in fee simple or for life
  2. noun tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life

WordNet


Free"hold` noun
Definitions
  1. (LAw) An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill.

Webster 1913