Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FREE'HOLD, n.

That land or tenement which is held in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for term of life. It is of two kinds; in deed, and in law. The first is the real possession of such land or tenement; the last is the right a man has to such land or tenement, before his entry or seizure. Eng. Law. Freehold is also extended to such offices as a man bolds in fee or for life. It is also taken in opposition to villenage. Encyc. In the United States, a freehold is an estate which a man holds in his own right, subject to no superior nor to conditions.