absolute title Ownership of a legal estate in registered land with a guarantee by the state that no one has a better right to that estate. An absolute title to freehold land is equivalent to an estate in fee simple in possession in unregistered land. Absolute leasehold title, unlike good leasehold title , guarantees that the lessor has title to grant the lease. (Compare possessory title ; qualified title .) The title may be subject to (1) encumbrances ...

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