— Also termed estate in fee simple; tenancy in fee; exclusive ownership; fee-simple title; feudum simplex. [Cases: Estates in Property 5–7. C.J.S. Estates §§ 11–14, 20–21.]
fee simple
An interest in land that, being the broadest property interest allowed by law, endures until the current holder dies without heirs; esp., a fee simple absolute. — Often shortened to fee.