landholder

[ land-hohl-der ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• landholding adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of landholder¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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