Definitions of real property
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property consisting of houses and land
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synonyms:
immovable, real estate, realty
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types:
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acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
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land
the land on which real estate is located
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dead hand, mortmain
real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
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freehold
an estate held in fee simple or for life
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glebe
plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
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leasehold
land or property held under a lease
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smallholding
a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
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homestead
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law
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farmstead
the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
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homestead
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
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no man's land
land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)
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feoff, fief
a piece of land held under the feudal system
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barony
the estate of a baron
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countryseat
an estate in the country
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Crown land
land that belongs to the Crown
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manor
the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
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seigneury, seigniory, signory
the estate of a seigneur
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hacienda
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
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plantation
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
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entail
land received by fee tail
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type of:
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belongings, holding, property
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
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