Estate In Fee-Simple
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The estate which a man has where lands are given to him and to his heirs absolutely without any end or limit put to his estate. 2 Bl. Comm. 106; Plowd. 557; 1 Prest. Est. 425; Litt. § 1. The word “fee,” used alone, is a sufficient designation of this species of estate, and heuce “simple” is not a necessary part of the title, but it is added as a means of clearly distin. guishing this estate from a fee-tail or from any variety of conditional estates.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A species of estate of inheritance which a man has, to hold to him and his heirs general, that is, his heirs whether lineal or collateral, male or female; and which is often called an estate in fee, without the addition of the word simple, 1 Steph, Com, 220. 2 Crabb*s Real Prop, 6. — The entire and absolute interest and property in land. Cruise Dig, tit. i. sect. 44. See Fee, Fee simple,