term of years determinable
English
Etymology
term of years + determinable.
Noun
term of years determinable (plural terms of years determinable)
- (law, England & Wales, formal, historical) An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests.
- (law, England & Wales, idiomatic, historical) The lease under which that estate in land was held.
Coordinate terms
- term of years absolute
Related terms
- lease for lives