freeholder
Americannoun
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the owner of a freehold.
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(in some U.S. counties) a registered voter who owns local property and has been a local resident for a specified length of time.
Etymology
Origin of freeholder
1325–75; Middle English freholder ( free, holder ); translation of Anglo-French fraunc tenaunt ( frank 1, tenant )
Example Sentences
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Justin Madders told the BBC Labour must stick to its pledge to cap ground rents - an annual fee leaseholders must pay to their freeholder.
From BBC
Meanwhile, a freeholder can charge for ground rent and service fees.
From BBC
As the law currently stands, the freeholder of a property generally owns the building and the land beneath it, outright and forever.
From BBC
The land remains the property of a freeholder, with FirstPort managing properties on the development.
From BBC
We've worked relentlessly to bring an end to the building safety crisis and developed new measures to get peoples' homes fixed quicker and hold rogue freeholders to account.
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