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    Freehold refers to an estate in land that is possessory or may become possessory, including those held in fee simple or for life. At common law, freehold estates were created through feoffment with livery of seisin. Feoffment historically referred to the act of conveying a freehold estate through a grant of land in fee simple, along with the land or charter transferring the land.

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    Freehold refers to an estate in land that is possessory or may become possessory, including those held in fee simple or for life. At common law, freehold estates were created through feoffment with livery of seisin. Feoffment historically referred to the act of conveying a freehold estate through a grant of land in fee simple, along with the land or charter transferring the land.

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    Freehold refers to an estate in land that is possessory or may become possessory, including those held in fee simple or for life. At common law, freehold estates were created through feoffment with livery of seisin. Feoffment historically referred to the act of conveying a freehold estate through a grant of land in fee simple, along with the land or charter transferring the land.

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    FREEHOLD freehold,n.1.

    An estate in land held in fee simple, in fee tail, or for term of life; any real-property interest that is or may become possessory. At common law, these estates were all created by enfeoffment with livery of seisin. [Cases: Estates in Property 47, 12. C.J.S. Estates 1014, 2027.] 2. The tenure by which such an estate is held. Also termed freehold estate; estate in freehold; freehold interest; franktenement; liberum tenementum. Cf. LEASEHOLD. FEOFFMENT feoffment (fef-m<<schwa>>nt orfeef-m<<schwa>>nt).Hist. 1. The act of conveying a freehold estate; a grant of land in fee simple. Also termed feoffment with livery of seisin. 2. The land so granted. 3. The charter that transfers the land. Also written enfeoffment. Also livery of seisin

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