freehold

¹

[free-hohld]

1. an estate in land, inherited or held for life.

noun

1. a form of tenure by which an estate is held in fee simple, fee tail, or for life.

adjective

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or held by freehold.

Freehold

²

[free-hohld]

noun

1. a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.

freehold

/ ˈfriːˌhəʊld /

noun

1. 1. tenure by which land is held in fee simple, fee tail, or for life

   2. an estate held by such tenure

adjective

1. relating to or having the nature of freehold

Word History and Origins

Origin of freehold¹

1375–1425; late Middle English frehold ( free, hold ¹ ); translation of Anglo-French franc tenement ( frank ¹, tenement )

Example Sentences

They are owned as part of the freehold, which was still held by housing association Livv Housing until 2022, when it sold it to a company called T R Marketing.

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A group of landowners is beginning a judicial review in the High Court to challenge the government's attempts to reform the freehold and leasehold system of property ownership.

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The Electric Group acquired the freehold to the building in 2017 and gave the management of The Leadmill notice to leave.

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Mr Madden said that by purchasing the freehold in 2017, Electric Group has saved The Leadmill from being turned into flats.

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The Electric Group bought the freehold to the property in 2017, at a time when it was threatened with redevelopment as housing.

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Related Words

• acreage 
• estate 
• field 
• garden 
• grassland 
• homestead 
• lawn 
• meadow 
• nursery 
• orchard 
• pasture 
• plantation 
• ranch