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Freeholder (noun) means (law) Someone who owns land or property outright, by freehold.

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(law) Someone who owns land or property outright, by freehold.
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Etymology

Came into English from Middle English free holder, freholdere, matching freehold plus -er. Compare Old Northern French fraunc tenaunt.

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"freeholder" (noun) means (law) Someone who owns land or property outright, by freehold.
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