Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
Difference between f...
Freehold toyota
Freehold nj
Freehold raceway mal...
Types of freehold es...
Freehold estate
Freehold vs leasehol...
Freehold cartage inc
Nearby Words
freedom-seas
freedom-speech
freedomites
freedstool
freedwoman
freedwomen
freeenterprisin...
freefall
freefallen
freefell
freefire zone
freefloating
freefone
freeform
freegan
freeganism
freeganism,
freehand
freehearted
freehep
freehold
freeing port
freeing up
freeing-port
freelance
freeliving
freeload
freelte
freemachining
freemail
freeman
freeman f willi...
freeman f. will...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freeman freeman...
freehold
[
free
-hohld
]
Origin
free·hold
/
ˈfriˌhoʊld
/
Show Spelled
[
free
-hohld
]
Show IPA
Law
.
1.
an estate in land, inherited or held for life.
noun
2.
a form of tenure by
which
an estate is held in fee simple, fee tail, or for life.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Freehold
is always a great word to know.
So is
distress
. Does it mean:
So is
criminal
. Does it mean:
So is
public domain
. Does it mean:
the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt
an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act
willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court
of or pertaining to crime or its punishment
to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against
the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
adjective
3.
pertaining to, of the
nature
of, or held by freehold.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
frehold
(
see
free
,
hold
1
); translation of
Anglo-French
franc tenement
(
see
frank
1
,
tenement
)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Free·hold
/
ˈfriˌhoʊld
/
Show Spelled
[
free
-hohld
]
Show IPA
noun
a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778. 10,020.
Formerly,
Monmouth.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
Freehold
Collins
World English Dictionary
freehold
(ˈfriːˌhəʊld)
—
n
1.
a. tenure by which land is held in fee simple, fee tail, or for life
b. an estate held by such tenure
—
adj
2.
relating to or having the nature of freehold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
freehold
early 15c. (implied in freeholder), translating Anglo-Fr. fraunc tenement; see
free
+
hold
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For
Freehold
People who can define
Freehold
may know
11,290
words.
How many words do you know?
Enjoy Dictionary.com ad-free! Learn more
Related Words
base
disseize
enfeoff
livery
livery
Monmouth
seizin
MORE
Quote Of The Day
"Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten."
-Frances Wright
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT