freehold

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freehold^¹

adjective

not comparable 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 freeholds

countable, uncountable Freehold tenure.
countable, uncountable Real property held by a tenure of this type.

verb freeholds · freeholding · freeholded

To dispense property in this way.

Freehold^²

proper noun

An urban area of Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9104).
A suburb of Lancaster, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4861).
A borough, the county seat of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States; properly, Freehold Borough.
A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States; properly, Freehold Township.
A hamlet in the town of Greenville, Greene County, New York, United States.
A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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@misc{freehold_2026,
  title = {freehold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freehold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}