D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Freehold

/frēh'-ōldˌ/ · Free·hold · IPA /frˈiːhˌoʊld/
01 n. An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held.
  1. 1.
    An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held.(Lw)
Phrases & compounds
To abate into a freehold — See under Abate.