English Explanatory Dictionary

freehold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.
noun
  1. Freehold tenure.
  2. Real property held by a tenure of this type.
verb
  1. To dispense property in this way.
name
  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 in 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freehold.wav

Word forms

freehold freeholds freeholding freeholded

Derived words

creeping freehold flying freehold parson's freehold freeholder Upper Freehold
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