leasehold

leasehold
The interest of a lessee. An interest in real estate. 26 Am J1st H & W § 233. An estate in real property which is conveyed to a tenant by his landlord when the landlord makes a lease of the property to the tenant; an estate entirely separate and distinct from the estate which the landlord retains. Stubbings v Evanston, 136 Ill 37, 26 NE 577. Included in a devise of "land" where the testator has no lands which he owns in fee. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1337. See estate for years.

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  • leasehold — [[t]li͟ːshoʊld[/t]] leaseholds 1) ADJ If a building or land is described as leasehold, it is allowed to be used in return for payment according to the terms of a lease. [mainly BRIT] I went into a leasehold property at four hundred and fifty… …   English dictionary

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  • leasehold — UK [ˈliːsˌhəʊld] / US [ˈlɪsˌhoʊld] noun Word forms leasehold : singular leasehold plural leaseholds 1) a) [countable] a house or flat that you lease b) [uncountable] the use of property by leasing it 2) [usually before noun] owned or used for a… …   English dictionary

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