"term of years" meaning in All languages combined

See term of years on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: terms of years [plural]
Etymology: From term + of + years. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|term|of|years}} term + of + years Head templates: {{en-noun|terms of years}} term of years (plural terms of years)
  1. (law, formal) 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. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-term_of_years-en-noun-EDS1G5d7 Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Real estate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 42 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 42 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of Real estate: 50 42 8 Topics: law
  2. (law, idiomatic) The lease under which that estate in land is held. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-term_of_years-en-noun-PnkZOel7 Categories (other): Law, Real estate Disambiguation of Real estate: 50 42 8 Topics: law
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see term, year. Derived forms: term of years absolute, term of years determinable
    Sense id: en-term_of_years-en-noun-46NLFChM

Inflected forms

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