term of years absolute (English, noun)
expansion: term of years absolute (plural terms of years absolute)
Senses:
topics: law
qualifier: misleading
glosses: An estate in land held for a term of years of either a specified length or on a periodic basis, and which is not a term of years determinable (though may be determinable for other reasons); a leasehold estate in land.
tags: England
Wales
formal
topics: law
glosses: The lease under which that estate in land is held.
tags: England
Wales
idiomatic
Forms:
form: terms of years absolute
tags: plural