fee simple
See also: fee-simple
English
Etymology
From Old French fief simple.
Noun
fee simple (plural fees simple)
- (law) The private ownership of property (real estate) in which the owner has the right to control, use, and transfer the property at will.
- 1787, William Cowper, letter, 19 October:
- It had never occurred to me that a parson has no fee-simple in the house and glebe he occupies.
- 1787, William Cowper, letter, 19 October:
Hyponyms
- fee simple absolute in possession
- fee simple determinable
- fee simple subject to condition subsequent
- fee simple subject to executory interest
- fee simple subject to executory limitation
Translations
The rights and privileges of private ownership of property particularly real estate
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