| asset |
(plural) property that can be exchanged for cash. [1/2 definitions] |
| backyard |
an open area behind a house that is part of the homeowner's property. |
| birthright |
a right, privilege, or property to which one is entitled by birth. |
| caretaker |
a person who takes care of a building or other property. [1/2 definitions] |
| civil rights |
in the United States, certain rights, such as the right to vote, own property, and have a fair trial. These rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and Acts of Congress. [1/2 definitions] |
| concession |
the renting or lending of space within a building or other property for a specific purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| deed |
a piece of paper that shows who by law owns a piece of property. [1/2 definitions] |
| dowry |
the money or other property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. |
| endow |
to give money or property to. [1/2 definitions] |
| enslave |
to take away the freedom from (a person) and cause them to become a slave. The person who enslaves another considers the slave to be their property to do with what they wish, which typically means commanding them to work in a grueling manner. |
| enslaved |
without liberty and considered the property of another. |
| estate |
all the property of a person or family; the property left by someone when they die. [1/2 definitions] |
| evict |
to legally force to leave a rented property. |
| grant |
A grant is something of high value that is given. If someone asks a government for a grant, they ask for money in order to do something they think is very important. If they can prove to the government that this thing really is important, then the government may give them the grant. A government grant of money is one kind of grant. There are other kinds too, like a grant of land or other property. A grant is often given by a government, but it may also be given by a ruler like a king or queen, or a large institution. [1/2 definitions] |
| guard |
a person who watches out for danger or protects property. [1/6 definitions] |
| hedge |
A hedge is a solid row of bushes. People often plant a hedge to use as a kind of fence or wall between their property and a road or another property. Sometimes they plant a hedge just to divide their own property into different areas. |
| heir |
a person who receives or has the right to receive another person's property or title after that person's death. |
| heiress |
a female who has the right to or has received the money or property of a person who has died. |
| hereditary |
having to do with money, property, or title that is inherited by law. [1/2 definitions] |
| income |
the money received for work or from property that is owned. |
| inheritance |
money, property, or position that is or may be inherited legally. [1/2 definitions] |