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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An estate in land of which the inheritor has unqualified ownership and power of disposition.
- noun Private ownership of real estate in which the owner has the right to control, use, and transfer the property at will.
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- noun The
private ownership ofproperty (real estate ) in which theowner has theright tocontrol ,use andtransfer the property atwill .
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- noun a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away
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