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landholder

[ land-hohl-der ]

noun

  1. a holder, owner, or occupant of land.


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Other Words From

  • landholding adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of landholder1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; land, holder
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Example Sentences

This was the Negley estate, owned by one of the most prominent landholders in Pittsburgh.

The acts to prevent the landholder from oppressing the occupier, and those for the encouragement of tillage, failed.

But at present, what could the richest landholder do, against one regiment of disciplined troops?

No landholder should retain more than five hundred jugera for himself and two hundred and fifty for each of his sons.

He was a superb specimen of a Virginia landholder, being a giant in frame, and having the strength of three strong men.

No wonder Washington was spoken of as "perhaps the greatest landholder in America."

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