Freeholder:
A person who owns freehold property rights (i.e. in a piece of real estate; either land or a building).
Freeholder. The actual owner of land. One who has title to real estate, irrespective of the amount or value thereof.
FREEHOLDER. A person who is the owner of a freehold estate.
FREEMAN. One who is in the enjoyment of the right to do whatever he pleases, not forbidden by law. One in the possession of the civil rights enjoyed by, the people generally. 1 Bouv.
Freeholder
Definition - Noun
: the owner of a freehold estate
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He must be a freeholder or housekeeper.
He must be subject to the ordinary process of the court; and a person privileged from arrest, either permanently or temporarily, will not be taken.
In law, the term refers more specifically to the possession of land by a freeholder.
The office was always elective, the appointment being made by the freeholders of the county assembled in county court.
When the polling began, the eligible freeholders would stand up and announce their votes in front of their neighbors. After each vote, the candidate would personally thank the voter for this "honor.
Freehold: Right to the full use of real property for ever (as opposed to leaseholds or tenancies, which allow possession for a limited time). Varieties of freehold include fee simple, fee tail and life estate.
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 See also: Freehold, Law, Were, Person, State
  
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