4
control(noun, cut, grasp, property, grip)
4
gripe(noun, hold, grasp, restraint, shake)
4
property(noun, control, cut, purchase, possession)
4
security(noun, time, occupation, term, dueness)
4
time(noun, period, term, span)
3
grasp(noun, hold, time, restraint, shake)
3
clamp(noun, hold, time, grasp, restraint)
3
clench(noun, hold, time, grasp, restraint)
3
clinch(noun, hold, time, grasp, restraint)
3
dependency
3
employment
3
freehold(noun, occupation, tenancy, occupancy)
3
mandate
3
office
3
permanence
3
proprietorship(noun, control, time, cut, property)
3
seisin(property, possession)
3
spell
2
authority(noun, grasp, grip, embrace, dueness)
2
custody(noun, control, ownership)
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