ground landlord

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a landlord who receives ground rent.

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Etymology

Origin of ground landlord

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

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ground landlord

Kind-hearted people wrote, urging that somebody—the ground landlord, or the Government, or some one of that sort—ought to do something for him. 

From Novel Notes by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

These form a residential district principally inhabited by the richer classes, and owing to the enforcement of strict rules by the ground landlord, retain a remarkable semi-rural character, almost every house having a garden.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

A tax on the rent of houses may either fall on the occupier, on the265 ground landlord, or on the building landlord.

From On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation by Ricardo, David

"And what did he say about the ground landlord?" he questioned.

From The Squire's Daughter by Hocking, Silas K(itto)

"She evidently doesn't know yet that I'm the ground landlord," he reflected.

From The Squire's Daughter by Hocking, Silas K(itto)