term of years determinable

English

Etymology

term of years +‎ determinable.

Noun

term of years determinable (plural terms of years determinable)

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

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