term of years determinable
English
editEtymology
editFrom term of years + determinable.
Noun
editterm of years determinable (plural terms of years determinable)
- (law, England and Wales, formal, historical) An estate in land held for a term of years which determined on the deaths of certain individuals, or the cessation of certain life interests.
- (law, England and Wales, idiomatic, historical) The lease under which that estate in land was held.