| 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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