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Freehold

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.

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Demesne 76% connected

A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Estate 76% connected

Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.

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Land 76% connected

Urine. See Lant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tenure 76% connected

The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

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Freeholder 74% connected

The possessor of a freehold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Freeholder 74% connected

The possessor of a freehold.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Actual possession noun · 85% connection

(law) immediate and direct physical control over property

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Constructive possession noun · 85% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Criminal possession noun · 85% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Easement noun · 85% connection

(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

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Estate for life noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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Heirloom noun · 85% connection

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

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Jointure noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

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Legal jointure noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

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Life estate noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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Deed noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Deed of conveyance noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Title noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Dower noun · 85% connection

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

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Public easement noun · 85% connection

any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)

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Right of way noun · 85% connection

the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else

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Lien noun · 84% connection

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

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Mortgage noun · 84% connection

a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

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Allodium noun · 78% connection

Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Appendant verb · 78% connection

Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Avulsion noun · 78% connection

The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change…

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Base adjective · 78% connection

Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Convey verb · 78% connection

To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Conveyance noun · 78% connection

The act by which the title to property, esp. real estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an instrument in writing (as a deed o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Coparcenary noun · 78% connection

Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Copyhold noun · 78% connection

A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Descent noun · 78% connection

Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Devise noun · 78% connection

A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Discontinuance noun · 78% connection

A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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Emphyteusis noun · 78% connection

A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent, charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled with the enjoyment…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: estate, real, property, inheritance, simple.
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