Lewis County in southwest Washington can truly be called the âmother of counties.â Half of the present-day Washington and of British Columbia were carved from its original borders. But the countyâs location astride the Cowlitz Trail between the Columbia River and Puget Sound meant that communities with good water access would develop first.
lease. 1  a contract by which one party (landlord, or lessor) gives to another (tenant, or lessee) the use and possession of lands, buildings, property, etc. for a specified time and for fixed payments. 2  the period of time for which such a contract is in force: a two-year lease. 3  the property that is leased.
Leasehold. An estate, interest, in real property held under a rental agreement by which the owner gives another the right to occupy or use land for a period of time.