Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lease for lives

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: lease -for lives
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of lease for a term of years determinable, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, which typically named three individuals – the "lives" – and determined upon the death of all three.

Inflected Forms

leases for lives (plural) lease of lives (alternative)

Phrases

term of years determinable

Frequently Paired Words

term of years determinable

Questions

What does lease for lives mean?: A kind of lease for a term of years determinable, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, which typically named three individuals – the "lives" – and determined upon the death of all three.

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