həˈbendəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, to be had, neuter of habendus, gerundive of habēre to have, to hold (the first word of this part of the deed)
: the part of a deed that formerly limited and defined an estate and the extent of ownership granted and sometimes the type of tenancy by which the grantees would hold an estate but that is now rarely encountered or is merely formal in deeds in which a fee simple absolute is presumed granted