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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEigentum
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɪɡn̩tuːm
"Das Grundstück befindet sich in privatem Eigentum."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An estate in land held in fee simple for life or forever, representing absolute legal ownership of both the property and the land it stands on.
"They purchased the freehold of the building so they would never have to pay ground rent." - 2
The tenure or legal right by which such an estate is held.
"The freehold was transferred to the new owners upon completion of the contract."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'free' (from Old English 'frēo') and 'hold' (from Old English 'heald', tenure of land). Historically originating in feudal law, it denoted an estate in land held free of any feudal service to an overlord, evolving into modern absolute property ownership.
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pleine propriété
Transliteration: plɛn pʁɔpʁijɛte
"Ils ont acheté la pleine propriété de la maison."
Eigentum
Transliteration: ˈaɪɡn̩tuːm
"Das Grundstück befindet sich in privatem Eigentum."
proprietà piena
Transliteration: prɔpʁjeˈta ˈpjɛna
"Hanno acquistato la proprietà piena del terreno."
propiedad absoluta
Transliteration: pɾopjeˈðað absoˈluta
"Compraron la propiedad absoluta de la casa."
propriedade plena
Transliteration: pɾopɾiˈaði ˈplẽnɐ
"Eles adquiriram a propriedade plena do imóvel."
पूर्ण स्वामित्व
Transliteration: purna svamitva
"उन्होंने जमीन का पूर्ण स्वामित्व खरीद लिया।"
永久产权
Transliteration: yǒngjiǔ chǎnquán
"这栋房子具有永久产权。"
자유 소유지
Transliteration: jayu soyuji
"그들은 토지의 자유 소유지를 획득했다."
完全所有権
Transliteration: kanzen shoyūken
"その建物は完全所有権付きで販売されています。"
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