Medieval History Term of the Week: Freehold

Freehold
[free-hohld]

  1. An estate for life or more; a property interest longer than a lease for a period of years; an inheritable estate. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 256)
  2. A tenure of real property by which an estate in fee simple or fee tail or an estate for life is held ; also : an estate held by such tenure (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary)
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