effluxion of time

[...] we often fail to make sufficient allowance for the changes in standards brought about by the effluxion of time.

1944 March and April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 89:

(law, formal, idiomatic) The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.


term of years absolute

en-noun

term of years absolute (plural terms of years absolute)

term of years determinable
term of years determinable

(law, England and Wales, formal, misleading) An estate in land held for a term of years of either a specified length or on a periodic basis, and which is not a term of years determinable (though may be determinable for other reasons); a leasehold estate in land.


term of years determinable

term of years determinable (plural terms of years determinable)

(law, England and 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.


head tenant

(UK, real estate, informal) Synonym of lead tenant.


lead tenant

(UK, real estate) The tenant nominated to be the primary point of contact for a managed residential joint tenancy.


nominated tenant

nominated tenant (plural nominated tenants)

(UK, real estate) Synonym of lead tenant.


house trailer

(US) A prefabricated home built in a factory, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where it will be occupied.


closing costs

(finance, real estate) Fees which are paid at the conclusion or closing of a real estate transaction.


nanoapartment

A very small apartment, smaller than a microapartment.


tiny house

Tiny houses come in all shapes and sizes, and the choices you will have to make in terms of utilities, design, mobility, will really affect the way you interact with that space.

2018, Tracey Harris, The Tiny House Movement: Challenging Our Consumer Culture, page 46:

The fundamental definition of a tiny house is that it is constructed from materials that aren't just considered to be renewable but also are eco-friendly also ^([sic]).


Lambeth Palace

(metonymically) The archbishopric of Canterbury.


jeonse

(real estate) A form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit.


wolse

(real estate) A lease in the South Korean real estate market in which rent is paid monthly.


banjeonse

Borrowed from Korean 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse, literally “half-jeonse”).

bor+

(real estate) A form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse.


A type of mid-rise building with a wooden frame, typically consisting of five stories of residential units atop one story of retail units or parking.


stilt house

A house raised on stilts or piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.