1. Roman law. The gratuitous grant of the enjoyment of property, revocable at will.
2. The property so granted.
3. Hist. An estate or tenure arising from a precarious grant, and usu. characterized by uncertainty or arduous conditions of tenure.
1. Roman law. The gratuitous grant of the enjoyment of property, revocable at will.
2. The property so granted.
3. Hist. An estate or tenure arising from a precarious grant, and usu. characterized by uncertainty or arduous conditions of tenure.