land tenure
English Thesaurus
1. the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands (noun.possession)
hypernym | : | legal right, |
definition | : | a right based in law (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | copyhold, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | freehold, |
definition | : | tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life (noun.possession) |
hyponym | : | villeinage, |
definition | : | tenure by which a villein held land (noun.possession) |
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