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term of years

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables
ter-m of years
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Formal

noun

The lease under which that estate in land is held.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see term, year.

Etymology

From term + of + years.

Usage

Inflected Forms

terms of years (plural)

Phrases

term of years absolute term of years determinable

Questions

What does term of years mean?
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.
Where does term of years come from?
From term + of + years.

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