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- noun Plural form of
freehold .
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Examples
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The proprietors of small freeholds, that is, the freemen of the middle class, had fallen, in consequence of the tyranny of the nobles, into a worse condition than that of the tenants and serfs.
What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government. 1890
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The proprietors of small freeholds, that is, the freemen of the middle class, had fallen, in consequence of the tyranny of the nobles, into a worse condition than that of the tenants and serfs.
What is Property? 1837
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The trustees of the colony, appointed under the royal charter, made a strict agrarian law, which divided the original town into two hundred and forty "freeholds;" the town land covered twenty-four square miles, every forty houses (each house being located on tracts of land of exactly the same size) making a ward; each ward had a constable, and under him were four tithing-men.
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One fund manager, who specialises in buying up property freeholds from failing businesses, gives a damning analysis of the prospects for a number of well- known RBS clients on the high street.
Bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland controls the fate of many British firms 2012
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He saw open pasture country, intersected with wooded canons, descending to the south and west from his feet, crease on crease and roll on roll, from lower level to lower level, to the floor of Petaluma Valley, flat as a billiard-table, a cardboard affair, all patches and squares of geometrical regularity where the fat freeholds were farmed.
Chapter VIII 2010
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The billionaire US property mogul owns the freeholds to most stores in the Wal-Mart chain and his offer document makes great play of how he has combined "his real-estate acumen and passion for sports".
Stan Kroenke's offer makes no mention of fate of Arsenal's cash 2011
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Giving freeholds to the Church of England was a popular practice during the colonial era, according to the Rev.
Hong Kong Cathedral Sits on Pricey Site Alexandra Wexler 2011
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City analysts say the company is paying the price for poor decisions taken under private equity ownership – in particular, the selling off of the freeholds of most of its homes.
Fears for elderly as biggest care homes firm faces breakup 2011
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In Singapore, for example, there are Anglican churches, including St. Hilda's Church and St. Paul's Church, that also have freeholds on their land.
Hong Kong Cathedral Sits on Pricey Site Alexandra Wexler 2011
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The acquisition of the pub freeholds, which generated a steady income stream for RBS's real estate investment portfolio, made the bank one of the biggest landlords of leased pubs in the U.K.
Heineken Expands U.K. Pub Network Simon Zekaria 2011
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