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

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

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

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

"You are the ground landlord of some of the streets and squares we have already passed."

From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

The king of Ashanti, claiming to be ground landlord, objected to its transfer, and the result was the Ashanti war of 1873-1874.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Sir Samuel was the ground landlord of Fludyer Street, Westminster, cleared away for the new Foreign Office.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter