"lease for lives" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leases for lives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|leases for lives}} lease for lives (plural leases for lives)
  1. (law, England and Wales, historical) 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. Tags: England, Wales, historical Categories (topical): Law, Real estate Synonyms: lease of lives Related terms: term of years determinable
    Sense id: en-lease_for_lives-en-noun-kjCaETF3 Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh English Topics: law

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