term of years determinable

English

Etymology

From term of years +‎ determinable.

Noun

term of years determinable (plural terms of years determinable)

  1. (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.
  2. (law, England and Wales, idiomatic, historical) The lease under which that estate in land was held.

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