freeholder

noun

1. （房地产的）终身保有者，自由保有者，完全保有者
   a person who owns the freehold of a building or piece of land

1. (土地)终身保有者
   A freeholder is someone who owns the freehold to a particular piece of land.

1. When the lease ends, the property reverts to the freeholder.
   租期结束后，该房产会归还给其终身所有者。
2. There was a small majority in favour but, in the event, the freeholder ruled against the plan.
   尽量多数表示赞成，但结果业主还是否决了这个计划。
3. The rules and management of the gardens are normally controlled by a committee with, perhaps, an appeal to an absentee freeholder.
   花园的规定和管理通常由一个委员会控制，这或许对于不上班的业主颇有吸引力。

noun

1. the owner of a freehold