freeholder
Definitions
A person who owns land or property in fee simple or for life.
A person who holds a freehold estate, typically having the right to dispose of the property as they wish.
Examples
The local freeholder decided to renovate the historic building to preserve its original architecture.
As a freeholder of the land, he held the legal right to pass the property down to his heirs indefinitely.
Synonyms
landowner proprietor titleholder property owner fee simple owner