"lease for lives" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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