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English
Etymology
From term of years + absolute.
Noun
term of years absolute (plural terms of years absolute)
- (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.
- (law, England and Wales, idiomatic) The lease under which that estate in land is held.
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