years

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
years
    n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's
         showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a
         beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn:
         {old age}, {years}, {age}, {eld}, {geezerhood}]
    2: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for
       ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: {long
       time}, {age}, {years}]
    3: the time during which someone's life continues; "the
       monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: {days},
       {years}]
    
from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
YEARS, ESTATE FOR. Vide Estate for Years. 
    

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