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noun
An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, Wales, formal, historical
Topics: law
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noun
The lease under which that estate in land was held.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, Wales, historical, idiomatic
Topics: law
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History
From term of years + determinable.
