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freeholder

freeholder noun: a person who holds tenure by freehold.

Noun

freeholder (plural freeholders)

  1. A person who holds tenure by freehold

Forms of freeholder

pluralfreeholders

Origin of freeholder

From Middle English free holder, freholdere, equivalent to freehold + -er. Compare Old Northern French fraunc tenaunt.

Words formed from freeholder

Questions about freeholder

What does freeholder mean?
Freeholder means a person who holds tenure by freehold.
What part of speech is freeholder?
Freeholder is a noun.
What is the plural of freeholder?
The plural of freeholder is freeholders.

Words near freeholder in the dictionary

  1. freeheartedly
  2. freeheartedness
  3. freehold
  4. Freehold Borough
  5. freeholded
  6. freeholder
  7. freeholders
  8. freeholdership
  9. freeholding
  10. freeholdings
  11. freeholds

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