term of years (English, noun)
expansion: term of years (plural terms of years)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: An estate in land held under a lease which is not perpetual or indefinite in length, though in some cases may be contingent on some guaranteed occurrence.
tags: formal
topics: law
glosses: The lease under which that estate in land is held.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see term, year.
Forms:
form: terms of years
tags: plural