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.
noun
Etymology
Origin of freeholder
1325–75; Middle English freholder ( see free, holder); translation of Anglo-French fraunc tenaunt ( see frank 1, tenant)
Example Sentences
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Leaseholders are also legally obliged to pay ground rent - a fee paid for the land beneath their building - to the freeholder.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
It says it's "expected to be available in 2029"- which means, from that date, flat owners will purchase their home and the building and land beneath it, rather than it being owned by a freeholder.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The bill would also ban the sale of new leasehold flats and cap ground rents - an annual fee leaseholders must pay to their freeholder - at £250 a year.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Andain's housing association told us that a managing agent, appointed by a freeholder, sets the service charge and it had challenged increases and requested justifications.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
By the side of the freeholder recognised by later law there stands the villain as a customary freeholder who has lost legal protection.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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