Freeholder

  • 11freeholder — One having title to realty; either of inheritance or for life; either legal or equitable title. A person who possesses a freeholder estate; i.e. the owner of a freehold …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12freeholder — freehold ► NOUN 1) permanent and absolute tenure of land or property with freedom to dispose of it at will. 2) chiefly Brit. a piece of land or property held by such tenure. DERIVATIVES freeholder noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13Freeholder (government) — A Freeholder is a member of the Board of Freeholders, or Board of Chosen Freeholders, that serves as the government of a county in the State of New Jersey in the United States of America.New Jersey is the only state to call its county legislature …

    Wikipedia

  • 14freeholder voter of such city — As a qualification of the signer of a petition for a local option election:–a voter as well as a freeholder of the city, not including a voter of the city whose only land is located outside the city or a man who lives in the city but has no… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 15freeholder — noun see freehold …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16freeholder — /free hohl deuhr/, n. 1. the owner of a freehold. 2. (in some U.S. counties) a registered voter who owns local property and has been a local resident for a specified length of time. [1325 75; ME freholder (see FREE, HOLDER); trans. of AF fraunc… …

    Universalium

  • 17freeholder — noun A person who holds tenure by freehold …

    Wiktionary

  • 18Freeholder — Free|hol|der 〈[fri:hoʊldə(r)] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; in England〉 lehnsfreier Landbesitzer [Etym.: engl., »Besitzer eines Freisassengutes«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 19freeholder — free|hold|er [ˈfri:həuldə US houldər] n BrE an owner of freehold land or property →↑leaseholder …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20freeholder — n. one who has lifetime ownership of a property (Law) …

    English contemporary dictionary