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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 330 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LEASE (derived through the Fr. from the See also:Lat. laxare, to loosen) , a certain See also:form of See also:tenure, or the See also:contract embodying it, of See also:land, houses, &c.; see LANDLORD AND See also:TENANT .

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