fee (simple absolute) – the broadest real property interest (estate in land) allowed by law; exclusive, hereditable ownership

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Historical Types of Fee Simple Estates:

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fee tail – a legal or equitable estate in lands that is heritable only by specified descendants of the original grantee, enduring until its current holder dies without issue, at which time it reverts to the original donor or his heirs

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base fee (estate, tenancy) – a hereditable estate in land that may last forever, but with a qualification (limitation) annexed to it which terminates such interest if a certain event(s) occurs

     This page is continued from Property>>>> Interest >>>> Estate >>>> Estates in Land >>>> Freehold Estate (Interest) >>>> Fee (Simple Absolute: ***************************** base estate: 1. Hist. An estate held at the will of the lord, as distinguished from a freehold.  — aka determinable fee.; limited fee. [1] 1. An estate held by a base tenant.      See base fee. [2] base fee: (16c) … Continue reading base fee (estate, tenancy) – a hereditable estate in land that may last forever, but with a qualification (limitation) annexed to it which terminates such interest if a certain event(s) occurs

plowman’s fee – a species of tenure for peasants or small farmers by which the land descended in equal shares to all the tenant’s sons

     This page is continued from Property >>>> Interest >>>> Estate >>>> Estates in Land >>>>Freehold Estate (Interest) >>>> Fee (Simple Absolute) >>>> Historical Types of Fee Simple Estates: ***************************** plowman’s fee: 1. Hist. A species of tenure for peasants or small farmers by which the land descended in equal shares to all the tenant’s sons. [1] References: Disclaimer: All material throughout … Continue reading plowman’s fee – a species of tenure for peasants or small farmers by which the land descended in equal shares to all the tenant’s sons

lay fee – a fee interest in land held by ordinary feudal tenure, generally for use in agricultural labor, and not for religious purposes

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knight’s fee – historically, the amount of land that gave rise to the obligation of knight service

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great fee – historically, in feudal law, a fee received directly from the Crown

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fee expectant – a fee tail created when land is given to a man and wife and the heirs of their bodies

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estate in gage – an estate that has been pledged as security for a debt

     This page is continued from Property >>>> Interest >>>> Estate: ***************************** estate in gage: 1. An estate that has been pledged as security for a debt.  See MORTGAGE. [1] 1. See dead pledge; living pledge; mortgage; pledge. [2] dead pledge: 1. A mortgage; the property mortgaged. It was called a “dead” pledge because the rents and … Continue reading estate in gage – an estate that has been pledged as security for a debt