NOUN | possession | land tenure, tenure | the right to hold property |
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Meaning | The right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands. | |
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Synonym | tenure | |
Narrower | copyhold | A medieval form of land tenure in England |
freehold | tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life | |
villeinage | tenure by which a villein held land | |
Broader | legal right | A right based in law |
Spanish | posesión, tenencia |
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