landed

[ lan-did ]

adjective

1. owning land, especially an estate:

   landed gentry.

2. consisting of land:

   landed property.

3. after shipping; delivered:

   a landed price.

landed

/ ˈlændɪd /

adjective

1. owning land

   landed gentry

2. consisting of or including land

   a landed estate

Other Words From

• un·landed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of landed¹

before 1000; late Middle English ( land, -ed ³ ); replacing Old English gelandod (rare), past participle of *landian to endow with land ( -ed ² )

Example Sentences

The Daily Beast has followed some of the refugees who landed in Sicily a month ago.

From The Daily Beast

Same with my uncle and cousins when their planes landed from Vietnam.

From The Daily Beast

Liu was nearing the 20th anniversary of his arrival in America, having landed from China on Christmas Eve, 1994, at the age of 12.

From The Daily Beast

Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.

From The Daily Beast

At least those parents whose kids landed the plum roles will be.

From The Daily Beast

They landed more than six hundred of their men and more than one thousand Moros of the country, who also came in their ships.

From Project Gutenberg

Napoleon landed at Elba at an early hour in disguise, with a sergeant's company of marines.

From Project Gutenberg

"But it was n't a lie," Punch would begin, charging into a laboured explanation that landed him more hopelessly in the mire.

From Project Gutenberg

Dressed in full uniform, amid cries of "Long live our King Joachim," the unfortunate man landed with twenty-six followers.

From Project Gutenberg

The landed proprietor still redeemed, day after day, portions of his involved estate.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• upper class