term of years absolute
The lease under which that estate in land is held.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The contract defines the term of years absolute for this property.”
“The lawyer explained that the lease agreement constitutes a term of years absolute, granting the tenant exclusive possession for a fixed duration.”
“By establishing a term of years absolute, the landlord ensured that the tenant held a secure legal interest in the land for the duration of the specified lease period.”
From term of years + absolute.
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a year and a day
A long time.
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banner year
An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production.
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be a hundred years too early
To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.
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blanket term
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things.
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donkey's years
A long time, years and years.
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fee simple absolute in possession
The unqualified and unrestricted ownership of an estate in land; freehold tenure.
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four score and seven years ago
Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.
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golden years
Old age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment.
Last updated August 10, 2026