Definitions for fee-simple

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fee-simple fee simple

Spelling: [fee]

IPA: /fi/

Fee-Simple is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 235 anagrams from letters in fee-simple (-eeefilmps).

Definitions for fee-simple

noun

1. See under fee (def 4a).
2. a charge or payment for professional services:
3. a sum paid or charged for a privilege:
4. a charge allowed by law for the service of a public officer.
5. Law. an estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail) an inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services. a territory held in fee.
6. a gratuity; tip.

verb (used with object)

1. to give a fee to.
2. Chiefly Scot. to hire; employ.

Origin of fee-simple

1425-75; late Middle English Anglo-French

Examples for fee-simple

In short, he may have title in fee simple, but the community has a title superior.

First of all, he describes the characteristics of tenancy in fee simple.

Lands in New-Brunswick are held in fee simple or free socage.

Estates of inheritance are divided into estates in fee simple, and estates in fee tail.

Sir Andrew Aguecheek is not a typical fool; he is a fool, seised in fee simple of his folly.

I said that Mr. Carvel's estate was supposed to be in fee simple.

The description of him as seised in fee simple is a touch of genius.

Then the straw man conveyed it to the possessor or his nominee in fee simple.

Have we not the fee simple of terrapin and the exclusive excellence of shad?

If you have no debts on the property, you own it in fee simple.