noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who holds tenure by freehold
2. 2
   the owner of a freehold wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

householderlandlord

Etymology

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

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