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Chapter 4 - Key Terms

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allodium   absolute ownership of land where the holder owes no obligation to a superior (page 63)  
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defeasible fee   a fee simple (lesser estate) that terminates on the happening of some future stated event (page 66)  
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dower   life estate of a widow in one third of any real estate (real property) to which her husband had legal title during marriage (page 70)  
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estate pur autre vie   an estate that does not expire on the death of the owner, it continues in the owner's heirs until the death of the other "measuring life" (page 67)  
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estates   the extent and character of a person's ownership interest in real property (page 64)  
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fee simple absolute   the most extensive estate in real property that an owner can possess (page 65)  
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fee simple determinable   a fee simple estate that terminates on the occurrence of a specified condition (qualified fee) (page 67)  
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fee simple subject to condition subsequent   a defeasible fee that terminates automatically if a stated act or event occurs (page 67)  
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feudalism   everyone holding land, except the sovereign, owed rents and services to a "land lord" (page 63)  
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freehold estate   an interest in real property created to last for an uncertain period of time (page 65)  
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life estate   an ownership interest in real property created to last for a person's life (page 67)  
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