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copyhold collapse: a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

fee simple collapse: a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away

remainder collapse: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor; something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"; sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"

fee collapse: an interest in land capable of being inherited; a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

lease collapse: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment; property that is leased or rented out or let; the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect; engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

reversion collapse: turning in the opposite direction; a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation); (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

feud collapse: a bitter quarrel between two parties; carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"

Realtor collapse: a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent"

fantail collapse: an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

stockbroker collapse: an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

pawnbroker collapse: a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

freehold collapse: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life; an estate held in fee simple or for life

buttocks collapse: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

bitter end collapse: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt; the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

third estate collapse: the third estate of the realm; the commons (especially in Britain or France) viewed as forming a political order having representation in a parliament

populace collapse: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

rearward collapse: direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"; directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

breech collapse: opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

posterior collapse: at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates

cockney collapse: the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London; a native of the east end of London; relating to or resembling a cockney; "Cockney street urchins"; characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect; "cockney vowels"

successor collapse: a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone; a person who inherits some title or office; a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"

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