Lease

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.
   formal
3. An open pasture or common.
   dialectal
4. The place at which the warp-threads cross on a loom.
   dialectal
5. An interest granting exclusive use of any thing, such as a car or boat.
6. The contract or deed under which such an interest is granted.
7. The document containing such a contract or deed.
8. The period of such an interest.
9. The temporary assignment of an IP address to a networked device.

Equivalents

Examples

“Rough winds do shake⟳ the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date⟳:”

“Since as a child I used to lie⟳ Upon the leaze and watch⟳ the sky, Never, I own⟳, expected I That life would all be fair.”

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