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LEASE (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. laxare, to loosen)
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LEASE (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. laxare, to loosen), a certain form of tenure, or the contract embodying it, of land, houses, &c.; see LANDLORD AND TENANT.