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noun
The legal regime in which land "owned" by an individual is possessed by someone else who is said to "hold" the land, based on an agreement between both individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tenure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal right
Narrower terms: copyhold, freehold, villeinage
History
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