fee simple


noun
  1. See under fee (def. 4a).

Origin of fee simple

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Anglo-French

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fee simple

noun
  1. property law an absolute interest in land over which the holder has complete freedom of disposition during his life: Compare fee tail

Origin of fee simple

1
C15: from Anglo-French: fee (or fief) simple

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