fiar
/ˈfiər/
noun
- In Scots law, the owner of an estate or property who has the right to pass it on to heirs, as opposed to a life tenant who only has use of it during their lifetime.
- Under the trust, the fiar could sell the property only with the consent of the life renter.
- The lawyer explained that as fiar, she had the ultimate authority over the estate.
- The fiar retained the legal title to the land even while the tenant lived there.
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