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fee-simple

fee-simple is the alternative spelling of fee simple.

Meaning of fee simple

Noun

fee simple (plural fees simple)

  1. The private ownership of property (real estate) in which the owner has the right to control, use, and transfer the property at will.
    • Sir, for a Cardceue he will ſell the fee-ſimple of his ſaluation, the inheritance of it, and cut th’ intaile from all remainders, and a perpetuall ſucceſsion for it perpetually.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of fee-simple

pluralfees-simple

Questions about fee-simple

What is fee-simple the alternative spelling of?
Fee-simple is the alternative spelling of fee simple.

Words near fee-simple in the dictionary

  1. fee-faw-fum
  2. fee-faw-fums
  3. fee-fees
  4. fee-fi-fo-fum
  5. fee-for-service
  6. fee-simple
  7. fee-splitting
  8. fee-splittings
  9. feeable
  10. Feeali
  11. feeb

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